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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Relationships with other service branches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Relationships_with_other_service_branches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-United_States_Marine_Corps" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Marine_Corps"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.1</span> <span>United States Marine Corps</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Marine_Corps-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_Coast_Guard" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Coast_Guard"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.2</span> <span>United States Coast Guard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Coast_Guard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personnel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personnel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Personnel</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Personnel subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Uniforms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Commissioned_officers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commissioned_officers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Commissioned officers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commissioned_officers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Warrant_officers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warrant_officers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Warrant officers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Warrant_officers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Enlisted" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Enlisted"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.3</span> <span>Enlisted</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Enlisted-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.4</span> <span>Badges of the United States Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bases" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bases"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Bases</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Bases-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Bases subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Bases-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Eastern_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Eastern_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Eastern United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Eastern_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Western_United_States_and_Hawaii" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Western_United_States_and_Hawaii"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Western United States and Hawaii</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Western_United_States_and_Hawaii-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_territories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_territories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>United States territories</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_territories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Foreign_countries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Foreign_countries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Foreign countries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Foreign_countries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Equipment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Equipment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Equipment</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Equipment-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Equipment subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Equipment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Ships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Aircraft_carriers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aircraft_carriers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Aircraft carriers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aircraft_carriers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Amphibious_warfare_ships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Amphibious_warfare_ships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Amphibious warfare ships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Amphibious_warfare_ships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cruisers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cruisers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>Cruisers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cruisers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Destroyers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Destroyers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.4</span> <span>Destroyers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Destroyers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Frigates_and_Littoral_combat_ships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Frigates_and_Littoral_combat_ships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.5</span> <span>Frigates and Littoral combat ships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Frigates_and_Littoral_combat_ships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mine_countermeasures_ships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mine_countermeasures_ships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.6</span> <span>Mine countermeasures ships</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mine_countermeasures_ships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Submarines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Submarines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.7</span> <span>Submarines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Submarines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.8</span> <span>Other</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aircraft" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aircraft"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Aircraft</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aircraft-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Weapons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Weapons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Others"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Others</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Others-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Naval_post_offices" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Naval_post_offices"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Naval post offices</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Naval_post_offices-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" 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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%C4%81nedan_R%C4%ABcan_Sciphere" title="Geānedan Rīcan Sciphere – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Geānedan Rīcan Sciphere" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="بحرية الولايات المتحدة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بحرية الولايات المتحدة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada_d%27Estaos_Xun%C3%ADos" title="Armada d'Estaos Xuníos – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Armada d'Estaos Xuníos" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/AB%C5%9E_H%C9%99rbi_Donanmas%C4%B1" title="ABŞ Hərbi Donanması – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="ABŞ Hərbi Donanması" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80" title="মার্কিন নৌবাহিনী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মার্কিন নৌবাহিনী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%AD-kok_H%C3%A1i-kun" title="Bí-kok Hái-kun – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bí-kok Hái-kun" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D0%97%D0%A8%D0%90" title="Ваенна-марскія сілы ЗША – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ваенна-марскія сілы ЗША" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Военноморски сили на Съединените американски щати – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Военноморски сили на Съединените американски щати" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratna_mornarica_Sjedinjenih_Ameri%C4%8Dkih_Dr%C5%BEava" title="Ratna mornarica Sjedinjenih Američkih Država – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ratna mornarica Sjedinjenih Američkih Država" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlu_ar_Stado%C3%B9-Unanet" title="Morlu ar Stadoù-Unanet – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Morlu ar Stadoù-Unanet" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_dels_Estats_Units_d%27Am%C3%A8rica" title="Marina dels Estats Units d'Amèrica – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Marina dels Estats Units d'Amèrica" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1mo%C5%99nictvo_Spojen%C3%BDch_st%C3%A1t%C5%AF_americk%C3%BDch" title="Námořnictvo Spojených států amerických – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Námořnictvo Spojených států amerických" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llynges_yr_Unol_Daleithiau" title="Llynges yr Unol Daleithiau – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Llynges yr Unol Daleithiau" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriikide_merev%C3%A4gi" title="Ameerika Ühendriikide merevägi – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ameerika Ühendriikide merevägi" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%9D%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%97%CE%A0%CE%91" title="Πολεμικό Ναυτικό των ΗΠΑ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πολεμικό Ναυτικό των ΗΠΑ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada_de_los_Estados_Unidos" title="Armada de los Estados Unidos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Armada de los Estados Unidos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usona_Mararmeo" title="Usona Mararmeo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Usona Mararmeo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameriketako_Estatu_Batuetako_Itsas_Armada" title="Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Itsas Armada – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Itsas Armada" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="نیروی دریایی ایالات متحده آمریکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیروی دریایی ایالات متحده آمریکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaanske_Marine" title="Amerikaanske Marine – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Amerikaanske Marine" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armada_dos_Estados_Unidos_de_Am%C3%A9rica" title="Armada dos Estados Unidos de América – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Armada dos Estados Unidos de América" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD_%ED%95%B4%EA%B5%B0" title="미국 해군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미국 해군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE" title="अमेरिकी नौसेना – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अमेरिकी नौसेना" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratna_mornarica_SAD-a" title="Ratna mornarica SAD-a – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ratna mornarica SAD-a" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Laut_Amerika_Serikat" title="Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA" title="צי ארצות הברית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צי ארצות הברית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A8-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%A6%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%AB%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="აშშ-ის საზღვაო ძალები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="აშშ-ის საზღვაო ძალები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASV_J%C5%ABras_kara_flote" title="ASV Jūras kara flote – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="ASV Jūras kara flote" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungtini%C5%B3_Valstij%C5%B3_karin%C4%97s_j%C5%ABr%C5%B3_paj%C4%97gos" title="Jungtinių Valstijų karinės jūrų pajėgos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungtinių Valstijų karinės jūrų pajėgos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_Amerikai_Egyes%C3%BClt_%C3%81llamok_Haditenger%C3%A9szete" title="Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Haditengerészete – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Haditengerészete" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%94" title="Воена морнарица на САД – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Воена морнарица на САД" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="अमेरिकेचे आरमार – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अमेरिकेचे आरमार" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%96%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A6%E1%83%94_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AB%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98" title="ააშ-იშ ოზუღე ნძალეფი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ააშ-იშ ოზუღე ნძალეფი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentera_Laut_Amerika_Syarikat" title="Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Lauik_Amerika_Sarikat" title="Angkatan Lauik Amerika Sarikat – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Angkatan Lauik Amerika Sarikat" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D" title="アメリカ海軍 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アメリカ海軍" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_USA-amerikanske_marinen" title="Den USA-amerikanske marinen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Den USA-amerikanske marinen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AC" title="امریکی سمندری فوج – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="امریکی سمندری فوج" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A_%DA%81%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9" title="د امریکا متحده آیالاتونو سمندري ځواک – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د امریکا متحده آیالاتونو سمندري ځواک" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinha_dos_Estados_Unidos" title="Marinha dos Estados Unidos – 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitit_States_Navy" title="Unitit States Navy – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Unitit States Navy" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_e_Shteteve_t%C3%AB_Bashkuara" title="Marina e Shteteve të Bashkuara – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Marina e Shteteve të Bashkuara" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%87%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80" title="ඇමෙරිකානු නාවික හමුදාව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ඇමෙරිකානු නාවික හමුදාව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="United States Navy" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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States Navy</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">27 March 1794<br />(230 years, 7 months)<br />(in current form) <hr /> <p>13 October 1775<br />(249 years, 1 month)<br />(as the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Establishment_of_the_Navy,_13_October_1775_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Establishment_of_the_Navy,_13_October_1775-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">334,896 active duty personnel<sup id="cite_ref-Defense_Manpower_Data_Center-_Active_Duty_Military_Strength_Report_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defense_Manpower_Data_Center-_Active_Duty_Military_Strength_Report-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />54,741 Navy Reserve personnel<sup id="cite_ref-Defense_Manpower_Data_Center-_Selected_Reserves_by_Rank/Grade_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defense_Manpower_Data_Center-_Selected_Reserves_by_Rank/Grade-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />387,637 total uniformed personnel (official data as of July 31, 2023)<br />279,471 civilian employees (As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />480 <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">ships total</a>, of which 300 are deployable (As of 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2,623 aircraft (As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-WAF2018_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAF2018-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" 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title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="430" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">ADM</a> <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Franchetti" title="Lisa Franchetti">Lisa Franchetti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="615" 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Kilby</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MCPON.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/25px-MCPON.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/38px-MCPON.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/50px-MCPON.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">MCPON</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Honea" title="James Honea">James Honea</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Executive departments</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Defense.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="578" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="247" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Staff</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg/40px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg/60px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg/80px-Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense_identification_badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1811" data-file-height="1809" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_Defense" title="Office of the Secretary of Defense">Office of the Secretary of Defense</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_(2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/40px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/60px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg/80px-Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_seal_%282%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Military departments</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/60px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">U.S. Department of the Army</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="889" data-file-height="889" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">U.S. Department of the Navy</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="356" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">U.S. Department of the Air Force</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Military services</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/40px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/60px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/80px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/60px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/60px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">United States Navy</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/40px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/60px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/80px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/40px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/60px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png/80px-United_States_Space_Force_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="577" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Command structure</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Unified combatant commands</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Africa_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="792" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="590" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USEUCOM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/40px-USEUCOM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/60px-USEUCOM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/80px-USEUCOM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/40px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/60px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/80px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1025" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="491" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/40px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/60px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/80px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/40px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/60px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/80px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Strategic_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/40px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/60px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg/80px-US-TRANSCOM-Emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Combat support agencies</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Contract_Management_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Contract_Management_Agency" title="Defense Contract Management Agency">Defense Contract Management Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/40px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/60px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png/80px-US_Defense_Health_Agency_seal.png 2x" data-file-width="2192" data-file-height="2192" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Health_Agency" title="Defense Health Agency">Defense Health Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DISA_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/40px-DISA_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/60px-DISA_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/DISA_Seal.png/80px-DISA_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Information_Systems_Agency" title="Defense Information Systems Agency">Defense Information Systems Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_U.S._Defense_Intelligence_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="127" data-file-height="127" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Agency" title="Defense Intelligence Agency">Defense Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_Defense_Logistics_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="129" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Logistics_Agency" title="Defense Logistics Agency">Defense Logistics Agency</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/40px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/60px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg/80px-US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defense_Threat_Reduction_Agency" title="Defense Threat Reduction Agency">Defense Threat Reduction Agency</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/40px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/60px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg/80px-US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a></span></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="718" data-file-height="718" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background:#3C3B6E; color:#f9f9f9;"> Combat Response Agencies</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_United_States_Central_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="590" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USEUCOM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/40px-USEUCOM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/60px-USEUCOM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USEUCOM.svg/80px-USEUCOM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/40px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/60px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg/80px-US_Indo-Pacific_Command_Seal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Northern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1025" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Southern_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="491" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/40px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/60px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg/80px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Cyber_Command.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/40px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/60px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg/80px-United_States_Space_Command_emblem_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/40px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="48" class="mw-file-element" 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class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of airships of the United States Navy">Airships</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">Auxiliaries</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battlecruisers_of_the_United_States" title="List of battlecruisers of the United States">Battlecruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of battleships of the United States Navy">Battleships</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of cruisers of the United States Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyers of the United States Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy">Destroyer escorts</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_destroyer_leaders" title="List of United States Navy destroyer leaders">Destroyer leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the United States Navy">Escort carriers</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of frigates of the United States Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_hospital_ships" title="List of United States Navy hospital ships">Hospital ships</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" title="Littoral combat ship">Littoral combat ships</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">Mine warfare vessels</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of monitors of the United States Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_oilers" title="List of United States Navy oilers">Oilers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Section_patrol_craft" title="Section patrol craft">Registered civilian vessels</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sailing_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy">Sailing frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam frigates of the United States Navy">Steam frigates</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_gunboats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy">Steam gunboats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the United States Navy">Ships of the line</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sloops of war of the United States Navy">Sloops of war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of submarines of the United States Navy">Submarines</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_torpedo_boats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy">Torpedo boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_torpedo_retrievers" title="United States Navy torpedo retrievers">Torpedo retrievers</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unclassified_miscellaneous_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy">Unclassified miscellaneous</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">Yard and district craft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_Navy_ship_types" title="Template:United States Navy ship types"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:United_States_Navy_ship_types" title="Template talk:United States Navy ship types"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:United_States_Navy_ship_types" title="Special:EditPage/Template:United States Navy ship types"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States Navy</b> (<b>USN</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">maritime</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">service branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> and one of the eight <a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services of the United States">uniformed services of the United States</a>. It is the world's most powerful <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">navy</a> and the largest by tonnage, at 4.5 million tons in 2021<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2009 an estimated battle fleet tonnage that exceeded the next 13 navies combined.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carrier</a> fleet, with <a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_in_service" title="List of aircraft carriers in service">11 in service</a>, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. With 336,978 personnel on <a href="/wiki/Active_duty" title="Active duty">active duty</a> and 101,583 in the <a href="/wiki/Ready_Reserve" title="Ready Reserve">Ready Reserve</a>, the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 299 deployable combat vessels and about 4,012 operational aircraft as of July 18, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The United States Navy traces its origins to the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a>, which was established during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter. After suffering significant loss of goods and personnel at the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Barbary_pirates" title="Barbary pirates">Barbary pirates</a> from <a href="/wiki/Algiers" title="Algiers">Algiers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> passed the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Act_of_1794" title="Naval Act of 1794">Naval Act of 1794</a> for the construction of <a href="/wiki/Original_six_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Original six frigates of the United States Navy">six heavy frigates</a>, the first ships of the Navy. The United States Navy played a major role in the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> by <a href="/wiki/Union_blockade" title="Union blockade">blockading</a> the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederacy</a> and seizing control of its rivers. It played the central role in the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> defeat of <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Imperial Japan</a>. The United States Navy emerged from World War II as the most powerful navy in the world. The modern United States Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in strength in such areas as the Western <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>, and the Indian Ocean. It is a <a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">blue-water navy</a> with the ability to <a href="/wiki/Power_projection" title="Power projection">project force</a> onto the <a href="/wiki/Littoral_zone" title="Littoral zone">littoral regions</a> of the world, engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it a frequent actor in American foreign and military policy. </p><p>The United States Navy is part of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>, alongside the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>, which is its coequal sister service. The Department of the Navy is headed by the civilian <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">secretary of the Navy</a>. The Department of the Navy is itself a military department of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a>, which is headed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">chief of naval operations</a> (CNO) is the most senior Navy officer serving in the Department of the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>To recruit, train, equip, and organize to deliver combat ready Naval forces to win conflicts and wars while maintaining security and deterrence through sustained forward presence.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Mission statement of the United States Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-MissionOfTheNavy_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MissionOfTheNavy-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The U.S. Navy is a seaborne branch of the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of the United States">military of the United States</a>. The Navy's three primary areas of responsibility:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The preparation of naval forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war.</li> <li>The maintenance of naval aviation, including land-based naval aviation, air transport essential for naval operations, and all air weapons and air techniques involved in the operations and activities of the Navy.</li> <li>The development of aircraft, weapons, <a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">military tactics</a>, technique, organization, and equipment of <a href="/wiki/Naval_combat" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval combat">naval combat</a> and service elements.</li></ul> <p>U.S. Navy training manuals state that the mission of the U.S. Armed Forces is "to be prepared to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations in support of the national interest." The Navy's five enduring functions are: <a href="/wiki/Sea_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea control">sea control</a>, <a href="/wiki/Power_projection" title="Power projection">power projection</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deterrence_theory" title="Deterrence theory">deterrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maritime_security" title="Maritime security">maritime security</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sealift" title="Sealift">sealift</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">History of the United States Navy</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> 15 November 1781, to <a href="/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquis de Lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a><sup id="cite_ref-FamousNavyQuotes_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FamousNavyQuotes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Would to Heaven we had a navy able to reform those enemies to mankind or crush them into non-existence.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>George Washington 15 August 1786, to Marquis de Lafayette<sup id="cite_ref-George_Washington_to_Marie_Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette,_August_15,_1786_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-George_Washington_to_Marie_Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette,_August_15,_1786-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Naval power . . . is the natural defense of the United States.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The Navy was rooted in the colonial seafaring tradition, which produced a large community of sailors, captains, and shipbuilders.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early stages of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> had its own <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Naval_Militia" title="Massachusetts Naval Militia">Massachusetts Naval Militia</a>. The rationale for establishing a national navy was debated in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress" title="Second Continental Congress">Second</a> <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a>. Supporters argued that a navy would protect shipping, defend the coast, and make it easier to seek support from foreign countries. Detractors countered that challenging the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, then the world's preeminent naval power, was a foolish undertaking. Commander in Chief <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> resolved the debate when he commissioned the ocean-going <a href="/wiki/Schooner" title="Schooner">schooner</a> <a href="/wiki/USS_Hannah" title="USS Hannah">USS <i>Hannah</i></a> to interdict British merchantmen and reported the captures to the Congress. On 13 October 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels to be armed for a cruise against British merchantmen; this resolution created the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a> and is considered the first establishment of the U.S. Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Continental_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Continental-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Continental Navy achieved mixed results; it was successful in a number of engagements and raided many British merchant vessels, but it lost twenty-four of its vessels<sup id="cite_ref-love_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at one point was reduced to two in active service.<sup id="cite_ref-Howarth_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Howarth-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1785, after the Revolutionary War had drawn to a close, <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Confederation" title="Congress of the Confederation">Congress</a> had sold <a href="/wiki/USS_Alliance_(1778)" title="USS Alliance (1778)"><i>Alliance</i></a>, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy due to a lack of funds to maintain the ship or support a navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Alliance_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alliance-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AbbotVIPICXV_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbbotVIPICXV-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1972, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral <a href="/wiki/Elmo_Zumwalt" title="Elmo Zumwalt">Elmo Zumwalt</a>, authorized the Navy to celebrate its birthday on 13 October to honor the establishment of the Continental Navy in 1775.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Navy_Birthday_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Navy_Birthday-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Continental_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Continental-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_re-establishment_to_the_Civil_War">From re-establishment to the Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: From re-establishment to the Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Union_Navy" title="Union Navy">Union Navy</a></div> <p>The United States was without a navy for nearly a decade, a state of affairs that exposed U.S. maritime merchant ships to a series of attacks by the <a href="/wiki/Barbary_pirates" title="Barbary pirates">Barbary pirates</a>. The sole armed maritime presence between 1790 and the launching of the U.S. Navy's first warships in 1797 was the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Revenue_Cutter_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Revenue Cutter Service">U.S. Revenue-Marine</a>, the primary predecessor of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a>. Although the United States Revenue Cutter Service conducted operations against the pirates, the pirates' depredations far outstripped its abilities and Congress passed the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Act_of_1794" title="Naval Act of 1794">Naval Act of 1794</a> that established a permanent standing navy on 27 March 1794.<sup id="cite_ref-US_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Naval Act ordered the construction and manning of <a href="/wiki/Original_six_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Original six frigates of the United States Navy">six frigates</a> and, by October 1797,<sup id="cite_ref-love_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the first three were brought into service: <a href="/wiki/USS_United_States_(1797)" title="USS United States (1797)">USS <i>United States</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Constellation_(1797)" title="USS Constellation (1797)">USS <i>Constellation</i></a>, and <a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a>. Due to his strong posture on having a strong standing Navy during this period, <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> is "often called the father of the American Navy".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1798–99 the Navy was involved in an undeclared <a href="/wiki/Quasi-War" title="Quasi-War">Quasi-War</a> with France.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1801 to 1805, in the <a href="/wiki/First_Barbary_War" title="First Barbary War">First Barbary War</a>, the U.S. Navy defended U.S. ships from the Barbary pirates, blockaded the Barbary ports and executed attacks against the Barbary' fleets. </p><p>The U.S. Navy saw substantial action in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, where it was victorious in eleven single-ship duels with the Royal Navy. It proved victorious in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie" title="Battle of Lake Erie">Battle of Lake Erie</a> and prevented the region from becoming a threat to American operations in the area. The result was a major victory for the U.S. Army at the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812#Niagara_frontier,_1813" title="War of 1812">Niagara Frontier</a> of the war, and the defeat of the Native American allies of the British at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Thames" title="Battle of the Thames">Battle of the Thames</a>. Despite this, the U.S. Navy could not prevent the British from blockading its ports and landing troops.<sup id="cite_ref-multiple1_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multiple1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But after the War of 1812 ended in 1815, the U.S. Navy primarily focused its attention on protecting American shipping assets, sending squadrons to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, where it participated in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Barbary_War" title="Second Barbary War">Second Barbary War</a> that ended piracy in the region, South America, Africa, and the Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-love_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1819 to the outbreak of the Civil War, the <a href="/wiki/Africa_Squadron" title="Africa Squadron">Africa Squadron</a> operated to suppress the <a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery" title="History of slavery">slave trade</a>, seizing 36 slave ships, although its contribution was smaller than that of the much larger British Royal Navy. After 1840 several <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">secretaries of the navy</a> were southerners who advocated for strengthening southern naval defenses, expanding the fleet, and making naval technological improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg/220px-USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg/330px-USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg/440px-USS_Constitution_vs_Guerriere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="509" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution_vs_HMS_Guerriere" title="USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere">USS <i>Constitution</i> vs HMS <i>Guerriere</i></a> during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a> the U.S. Navy blockaded Mexican ports, capturing or burning the Mexican fleet in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_California" title="Gulf of California">Gulf of California</a> and capturing all major cities in <a href="/wiki/Baja_California" title="Baja California">Baja California</a> peninsula. In 1846–1848 the Navy successfully used the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Squadron" title="Pacific Squadron">Pacific Squadron</a> under Commodore <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stockton" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Stockton">Robert F. Stockton</a> and its marines and blue-jackets to facilitate the capture of California with large-scale land operations coordinated with the local militia organized in the <a href="/wiki/California_Battalion" title="California Battalion">California Battalion</a>. The Navy conducted the U.S. military's first large-scale amphibious joint operation by successfully landing 12,000 army troops with their equipment in one day at <a href="/wiki/Veracruz_(city)" title="Veracruz (city)">Veracruz</a>, Mexico. When larger guns were needed to bombard Veracruz, Navy volunteers landed large guns and manned them in the successful bombardment and capture of the city. This successful landing and capture of Veracruz opened the way for the capture of Mexico City and the end of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-multiple1_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multiple1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. Navy established itself as a player in <a href="/wiki/United_States_foreign_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="United States foreign policy">United States foreign policy</a> through the actions of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(USN)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commodore (USN)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Perry_(naval_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Perry (naval officer)">Matthew C. Perry</a> in Japan, which resulted in the <a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Kanagawa" title="Convention of Kanagawa">Convention of Kanagawa</a> in 1854. </p><p>Naval power played a significant role during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, in which the <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> had a distinct advantage over the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederacy</a> on the seas.<sup id="cite_ref-multiple1_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-multiple1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Union_blockade" title="Union blockade">Union blockade</a> on all major ports shut down exports and the coastal trade, but blockade runners provided a thin lifeline. The <a href="/wiki/Brown-water_navy" title="Brown-water navy">Brown-water navy</a> components of the U.S. navy control of the river systems made internal travel difficult for Confederates and easy for the Union. The war saw <a href="/wiki/Ironclad_warship" title="Ironclad warship">ironclad warships</a> in combat for the first time at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads" title="Battle of Hampton Roads">Battle of Hampton Roads</a> in 1862, which pitted <a href="/wiki/USS_Monitor" title="USS Monitor">USS <i>Monitor</i></a> against <a href="/wiki/CSS_Virginia" title="CSS Virginia">CSS <i>Virginia</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For two decades after the war, however, the U.S. Navy's fleet was neglected and became <a href="/wiki/Technologically_obsolete" class="mw-redirect" title="Technologically obsolete">technologically obsolete</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg/220px-Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg/330px-Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg/440px-Us-atlantic-fleet-1907.jpg 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="464" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Great_White_Fleet" title="Great White Fleet">Great White Fleet</a> demonstrating U.S. naval power in 1907; it was proof that the U.S. Navy had <a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">blue-water capability</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>A modernization program beginning in the 1880s when the first steel-hulled warships stimulated the American steel industry, and "the new steel navy" was born.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This rapid expansion of the U.S. Navy and its decisive victory over the outdated <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy" title="Spanish Navy">Spanish Navy</a> in 1898 brought a new respect for American technical quality. Rapid building of at first pre-dreadnoughts, then <a href="/wiki/Dreadnoughts" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreadnoughts">dreadnoughts</a> brought the U.S. in line with the navies of countries such as Britain and Germany. In 1907, most of the Navy's battleships, with several support vessels, dubbed the <a href="/wiki/Great_White_Fleet" title="Great White Fleet">Great White Fleet</a>, were showcased in a 14-month circumnavigation of the world. Ordered by President <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>, it was a mission designed to demonstrate the Navy's capability to extend to the global theater.<sup id="cite_ref-love_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1911, the U.S. had begun building the super-dreadnoughts at a pace to eventually become competitive with Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1911 also saw the first naval aircraft with the navy<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would lead to the informal establishment of <b>United States Naval Flying Corps</b> to protect shore bases. It was not until 1921 <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Aeronautics" title="Bureau of Aeronautics">US naval aviation</a> truly commenced. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_I_and_interwar_years">World War I and interwar years</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World War I and interwar years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the U.S. Navy spent much of its resources protecting and shipping hundreds of thousands of soldiers and marines of the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force">American Expeditionary Force</a> and war supplies across the Atlantic in <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> infested waters with the <a href="/wiki/Cruiser_and_Transport_Force" title="Cruiser and Transport Force">Cruiser and Transport Force</a>. It also concentrated on laying the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea_Mine_Barrage" title="North Sea Mine Barrage">North Sea Mine Barrage</a>. Hesitation by the senior command meant that naval forces were not contributed until late 1917. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Battleship_Division_Nine_(World_War_I)" title="United States Battleship Division Nine (World War I)">Battleship Division Nine</a> was dispatched to Britain and served as the Sixth Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet. Its presence allowed the British to decommission some older ships and reuse the crews on smaller vessels. Destroyers and U.S. Naval Air Force units like the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Bombing_Group" title="Northern Bombing Group">Northern Bombing Group</a> contributed to the anti-submarine operations. The strength of the United States Navy grew under an ambitious ship building program associated with the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Act_of_1916" title="Naval Act of 1916">Naval Act of 1916</a>. </p><p>Naval construction, especially of battleships, was limited by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Naval_Conference" title="Washington Naval Conference">Washington Naval Conference</a> of 1921–22, the first arms control conference in history. The aircraft carriers <a href="/wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-3)" title="USS Saratoga (CV-3)">USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-3)</a> and <a href="/wiki/USS_Lexington_(CV-2)" title="USS Lexington (CV-2)">USS <i>Lexington</i> (CV-2)</a> were built on the hulls of partially built battle cruisers that had been canceled by the treaty. The <a href="/wiki/New_Deal" title="New Deal">New Deal</a> used <a href="/wiki/Public_Works_Administration" title="Public Works Administration">Public Works Administration</a> funds to build warships, such as <a href="/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)" title="USS Yorktown (CV-5)">USS <i>Yorktown</i> (CV-5)</a> and <a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)" title="USS Enterprise (CV-6)">USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6)</a>. By 1936, with the completion of <a href="/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7)" title="USS Wasp (CV-7)">USS <i>Wasp</i> (CV-7)</a>, the U.S. Navy possessed a carrier fleet of 165,000 tonnes <a href="/wiki/Displacement_(ship)" title="Displacement (ship)">displacement</a>, although this figure was nominally recorded as 135,000 tonnes to comply with treaty limitations. <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt">Franklin Roosevelt</a>, the number two official in the Navy Department during World War I, appreciated the Navy and gave it strong support. In return, senior leaders were eager for innovation and experimented with new technologies, such as magnetic torpedoes, and developed a strategy called <a href="/wiki/War_Plan_Orange" title="War Plan Orange">War Plan Orange</a> for victory in the Pacific in a hypothetical war with Japan that would eventually become reality.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_II">World War II</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_in_World_War_II" title="United States Navy in World War II">United States Navy in World War II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_history_of_World_War_II" title="Naval history of World War II">Naval history of World War II</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg/220px-New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg/330px-New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg/440px-New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5730" data-file-height="4523" /></a><figcaption>Battleship <a href="/wiki/USS_Idaho_(BB-42)" title="USS Idaho (BB-42)">USS <i>Idaho</i></a> <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">shelling Okinawa</a> on 1 April 1945</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy grew into a formidable force in the years prior to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, with battleship production being restarted in 1937, commencing with <a href="/wiki/USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)" title="USS North Carolina (BB-55)">USS <i>North Carolina</i> (BB-55)</a>. Though ultimately unsuccessful, Japan tried to neutralize this strategic threat with the surprise <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a> on 7 December 1941. Following <a href="/wiki/American_entry_into_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="American entry into World War II">American entry into the war</a>, the U.S. Navy grew tremendously as the United States was faced with a two-front war on the seas. It achieved notable acclaim in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific Theater</a>, where it was instrumental to the Allies' successful "<a href="/wiki/Leapfrogging_(strategy)" title="Leapfrogging (strategy)">island hopping</a>" campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Howarth_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Howarth-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. Navy participated in many significant battles, including the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea" title="Battle of the Coral Sea">Battle of the Coral Sea</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Midway" title="Battle of Midway">Battle of Midway</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon Islands Campaign">Solomon Islands Campaign</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea" title="Battle of the Philippine Sea">Battle of the Philippine Sea</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf" title="Battle of Leyte Gulf">Battle of Leyte Gulf</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">Battle of Okinawa</a>. By 1943, the navy's size was larger than the combined fleets of all the other combatant nations in World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-Tread_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tread-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By war's end in 1945, the U.S. Navy had added hundreds of new ships, including 18 aircraft carriers and 8 battleships, and had over 70% of the world's total numbers and total tonnage of naval vessels of 1,000 tons or greater.<sup id="cite_ref-Defense_Analysis;_Dec_2001,_Vol._17_Issue_3,_p._259–265_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Defense_Analysis;_Dec_2001,_Vol._17_Issue_3,_p._259–265-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At its peak, the U.S. Navy was operating 6,768 ships on <a href="/wiki/V-J_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="V-J Day">V-J Day</a> in August 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_Issue,_3c,_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg/220px-US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg/330px-US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg/440px-US_Navy_Issue%2C_3c%2C_1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1228" data-file-height="798" /></a><figcaption>On <a href="/wiki/Navy_Day#United_States" title="Navy Day">Navy Day</a>, October 27, 1945, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp in honor of the Navy and the end of WW2.</figcaption></figure> <p>Doctrine had significantly shifted by the end of the war. The U.S. Navy had followed in the footsteps of the navies of Great Britain and Germany which favored concentrated groups of battleships as their main offensive naval weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development of the aircraft carrier and its devastating use by the Japanese against the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, however, shifted U.S. thinking. The Pearl Harbor attack destroyed or took out of action a significant number of U.S. Navy battleships. This placed much of the burden of retaliating against the Japanese on the small number of aircraft carriers.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During World War II some 4,000,000 Americans served in the United States Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cold_War_and_1990s">Cold War and 1990s</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cold War and 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1989_United_States_Navy_order_of_battle" title="1989 United States Navy order of battle">1989 United States Navy order of battle</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-598)_underway_at_sea,_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg/220px-USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg/330px-USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg/440px-USS_George_Washington_%28SSBN-598%29_underway_at_sea%2C_circa_in_the_1970s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1267" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-598)" title="USS George Washington (SSBN-598)">USS <i>George Washington</i></a>, a ballistic missile submarine</figcaption></figure> <p>The potential for armed conflict with the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> pushed the U.S. Navy to continue its technological advancement by developing new weapons systems, ships, and aircraft. U.S. naval strategy changed to that of forward deployment in support of U.S. allies with an emphasis on carrier battle groups.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The navy was a major participant in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam Wars</a>, blockaded Cuba during the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, and, through the use of <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarines" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballistic missile submarines">ballistic missile submarines</a>, became an important aspect of the United States' <a href="/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction" title="Mutual assured destruction">nuclear strategic deterrence</a> policy. The U.S. Navy conducted various combat operations in the Persian Gulf against Iran in 1987 and 1988, most notably <a href="/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis" title="Operation Praying Mantis">Operation Praying Mantis</a>. The Navy was extensively involved in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Urgent_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Urgent Fury">Operation Urgent Fury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield_(Gulf_War)" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)">Operation Desert Shield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Deliberate_Force" title="Operation Deliberate Force">Operation Deliberate Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Allied_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Allied Force">Operation Allied Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Fox">Operation Desert Fox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Southern_Watch" title="Operation Southern Watch">Operation Southern Watch</a>. </p><p>The U.S. Navy has also been involved in search and rescue/search and salvage operations, sometimes in conjunction with vessels of other countries as well as with U.S. Coast Guard ships. Two examples are the <a href="/wiki/1966_Palomares_B-52_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 Palomares B-52 crash">1966 Palomares B-52 crash</a> incident and the subsequent search for missing hydrogen bombs, and Task Force 71 of the Seventh Fleet's operation in search for <a href="/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007" title="Korean Air Lines Flight 007">Korean Air Lines Flight 007</a>, shot down by the Soviets on 1 September 1983. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller,_from_St._Louis,_Mo.,_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker,_from_Boulder,_Co.,_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg/220px-US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg/330px-US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg/440px-US_Navy_100913-N-4973M-012_Lt._j.g._Craig_Mueller%2C_from_St._Louis%2C_Mo.%2C_and_Lt._j.g._Zach_Decker%2C_from_Boulder%2C_Co.%2C_monitor_the_defense_systems_ab.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Navy officers aboard the aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)" title="USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)">USS <i>Abraham Lincoln</i></a> monitor defense systems during early 2010s <a href="/wiki/Maritime_security_operations" title="Maritime security operations">maritime security operations</a> exercises.</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy continues to be a major support to U.S. interests in the 21st century. Since the end of the Cold War, it has shifted its focus from preparations for large-scale war with the Soviet Union to special operations and strike missions in regional conflicts.<sup id="cite_ref-forward_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forward-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The navy participated in <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Operation Enduring Freedom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>, and is a major participant in the ongoing <a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a>, largely in this capacity. Development continues on new ships and weapons, including the <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier"><i>Gerald R. Ford</i>-class</a> aircraft carrier and the <a href="/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" title="Littoral combat ship">Littoral combat ship</a>. Because of its size, weapons technology, and ability to project force far from U.S. shores, the current U.S. Navy remains an asset for the United States. Moreover, it is the principal means through which the U.S. maintains international global order, namely by safeguarding global trade and protecting allied nations.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the U.S. Navy joined with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> and U.S. Coast Guard to adopt a new maritime strategy called <a href="/wiki/A_Cooperative_Strategy_for_21st_Century_Seapower" title="A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower">A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower</a> that raises the notion of prevention of war to the same philosophical level as the conduct of war. The strategy was presented by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a> at the International Sea Power Symposium in <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport, Rhode Island</a> on 17 October 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The strategy recognized the economic links of the global system and how any disruption due to regional crises (man-made or natural) can adversely impact the U.S. economy and quality of life. This new strategy charts a course for the Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps to work collectively with each other and international partners to prevent these crises from occurring or reacting quickly should one occur to prevent negative impacts on the U.S. </p><p>In 2010, Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, noted that demands on the Navy have grown as the fleet has shrunk and that in the face of declining budgets in the future, the U.S. Navy must rely even more on international partnerships.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In its 2013 budget request, the navy focused on retaining all eleven big deck carriers, at the expense of cutting numbers of smaller ships and delaying the SSBN replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the next year the USN found itself unable to maintain eleven aircraft carriers in the face of the expiration of budget relief offered by the <a href="/wiki/Bipartisan_Budget_Act_of_2013" title="Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013">Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013</a> and CNO <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Greenert" title="Jonathan Greenert">Jonathan Greenert</a> said that a ten ship carrier fleet would not be able to sustainably support military requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The British <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Zambellas" title="George Zambellas">George Zambellas</a> said that<sup id="cite_ref-thediplomat1_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thediplomat1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the USN had switched from "outcome-led to resource-led" planning.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One significant change in U.S. policymaking that is having a major effect on naval planning is the <a href="/wiki/East_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration" title="East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration">Pivot to East Asia</a>. In response, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mabus" title="Ray Mabus">Ray Mabus</a> stated in 2015 that 60 percent of the total U.S. fleet will be deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> by 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy's most recent 30-year shipbuilding plan, published in 2016, calls for a future fleet of 350 ships to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive international environment.<sup id="cite_ref-thediplomat1_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thediplomat1-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A provision of the 2018 <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2018" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018">National Defense Authorization Act</a> called for expanding the naval fleet to 355 ships "as soon as practicable", but did not establish additional funding nor a timeline.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg/220px-Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg/330px-Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg/440px-Organization_of_U.S._Space_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1390" data-file-height="801" /></a><figcaption>Organization of the United States Navy within the Department of Defense</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy falls under the administration of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>, under civilian leadership of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior naval officer is the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), a four-star admiral who is immediately under and reports to the Secretary of the Navy. At the same time, the Chief of Naval Operations is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>, which is the second-highest deliberative body of the armed forces after the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">United States National Security Council</a>, although it plays only an advisory role to the President and does not nominally form part of the <a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">chain of command</a>. The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations are responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Navy so that it is ready for operation under the commanders of the <a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">unified combatant commands</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operating_forces">Operating forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Operating forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_units_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of units of the United States Navy">List of units of the United States Navy</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy#Numbered_fleets" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure of the United States Navy § Numbered fleets</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USN_Fleets_(2009).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Areas of responsibility for each of the United States Navy Fleets." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png/220px-USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png/330px-USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png/440px-USN_Fleets_%282009%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption>Areas of responsibility for each of the United States Navy fleets. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet" title="United States Tenth Fleet">Tenth Fleet</a> serves as the numbered fleet for <a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Cyber_Command" title="U.S. Fleet Cyber Command">U.S. Fleet Cyber Command</a> and therefore is not shown.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are nine components in the operating forces of the U.S. Navy: the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">United States Fleet Forces Command</a> (formerly United States Atlantic Fleet), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Pacific_Fleet" title="United States Pacific Fleet">United States Pacific Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Central Command">United States Naval Forces Central Command</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Naval Forces Europe">United States Naval Forces Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Network_Warfare_Command" title="Naval Network Warfare Command">Naval Network Warfare Command</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Navy Reserve</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">United States Naval Special Warfare Command</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force" title="Operational Test and Evaluation Force">Operational Test and Evaluation Force</a>. Fleet Forces Command controls a number of unique capabilities, including <a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Expeditionary_Combat_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Expeditionary Combat Command">Naval Expeditionary Combat Command</a>, and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_Information_Forces" title="U.S. Naval Information Forces">Naval Information Forces</a>. </p><p>The United States Navy has seven active numbered fleets – <a href="/wiki/United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">Second</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Third_Fleet" title="United States Third Fleet">Third</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">Fifth</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Sixth_Fleet" title="United States Sixth Fleet">Sixth</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet" title="United States Seventh Fleet">Seventh</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet" title="United States Tenth Fleet">Tenth Fleets</a> are each led by a <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fourth_Fleet" title="United States Fourth Fleet">Fourth Fleet</a> is led by a <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral</a>. These seven fleets are further grouped under Fleet Forces Command (the former Atlantic Fleet), Pacific Fleet, Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and Naval Forces Central Command, whose commander also doubles as Commander Fifth Fleet; the first three commands being led by four-star admirals. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_First_Fleet" title="United States First Fleet">United States First Fleet</a> existed after World War II from 1947, but it was redesignated the Third Fleet in early 1973. The Second Fleet was deactivated in September 2011 but reestablished in August 2018 amid heightened tensions with Russia.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, with responsibility over the East Coast and North Atlantic.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early 2008, the Navy reactivated the Fourth Fleet to control operations in the area controlled by Southern Command, which consists of US assets in and around Central and South America.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other number fleets were activated during World War II and later deactivated, renumbered, or merged. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shore_establishments">Shore establishments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Shore establishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg/220px-USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg/330px-USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg/440px-USS_Kitty_Hawk_at_Yokosuka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Kitty_Hawk_(CV-63)" title="USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)">USS <i>Kitty Hawk</i></a> docking at the U.S. Navy base in <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a>, Japan</figcaption></figure> <p>Shore establishments exist to support the mission of the fleet through the use of facilities on land. Among the commands of the shore establishment, as of April 2011<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, are the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Naval Education and Training Command">Naval Education and Training Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commander,_Navy_Installations_Command" title="Commander, Navy Installations Command">Navy Installations Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commander,_Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command">Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Information_Warfare_Systems_Command" title="Naval Information Warfare Systems Command">Naval Information Warfare Systems Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Facilities_Engineering_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Facilities Engineering Command">Naval Facilities Engineering Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Supply_Systems_Command" title="Naval Supply Systems Command">Naval Supply Systems Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Systems_Command" title="Naval Air Systems Command">Naval Air Systems Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command" title="Naval Sea Systems Command">Naval Sea Systems Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery" title="Bureau of Medicine and Surgery">Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Bureau of Naval Personnel">Bureau of Naval Personnel</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Research" title="Office of Naval Research">Office of Naval Research</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence" title="Office of Naval Intelligence">Office of Naval Intelligence</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Safety_Command" title="Naval Safety Command">Naval Safety Command</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation_Warfighting_Development_Center" title="Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center">Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">United States Naval Observatory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Official Navy websites list the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Chief of Naval Operations">Office of the Chief of Naval Operations</a> and the Chief of Naval Operations as part of the shore establishment, but these two entities effectively sit superior to the other organizations, playing a coordinating role.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships_with_other_service_branches">Relationships with other service branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Relationships with other service branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Marine_Corps">United States Marine Corps</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: United States Marine Corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg/220px-F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg/330px-F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg/440px-F-18A_Hornet_VMFA-451_USS_Coral_Sea_1989.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2840" data-file-height="1860" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine</a> <a href="/wiki/F/A-18" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18">F/A-18</a> from <a href="/wiki/VMFA-451" class="mw-redirect" title="VMFA-451">VMFA-451</a> preparing to launch from <a href="/wiki/USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)" title="USS Coral Sea (CV-43)">USS <i>Coral Sea</i></a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1834, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> came under the Department of the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically, the Navy has had a unique relationship with the USMC, partly because they both specialize in seaborne operations. Together the Navy and Marine Corps form the Department of the Navy and report to the Secretary of the Navy. However, the Marine Corps is a distinct, separate service branch<sup id="cite_ref-NSA1947sec606_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSA1947sec606-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with its own uniformed service chief – the Commandant of the Marine Corps, a four-star general. </p><p>The Marine Corps depends on the Navy for medical support (dentists, <a href="/wiki/Medical_doctor" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical doctor">doctors</a>, nurses, medical technicians known as <a href="/wiki/Hospital_corpsman" title="Hospital corpsman">corpsmen</a>) and religious support (chaplains). Thus, Navy officers and enlisted sailors fulfill these roles. When attached to Marine Corps units deployed to an operational environment they generally wear Marine camouflage uniforms, but otherwise, they wear Navy <a href="/wiki/Dress_uniform" class="mw-redirect" title="Dress uniform">dress uniforms</a> unless they opt to conform to Marine Corps grooming standards.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the operational environment, as an expeditionary force specializing in amphibious operations, Marines often embark on Navy ships to conduct operations from beyond territorial waters. Marine units deploying as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operate under the command of the existing Marine chain of command. Although Marine units routinely operate from amphibious assault ships, the relationship has evolved over the years much as the Commander of the Carrier Air Group/Wing (CAG) does not work for the carrier commanding officer, but coordinates with the ship's CO and staff. Some Marine aviation squadrons, usually fixed-wing assigned to carrier air wings train and operate alongside Navy squadrons; they fly similar missions and often fly sorties together under the cognizance of the CAG. Aviation is where the Navy and Marines share the most common ground since aircrews are guided in their use of aircraft by standard procedures outlined in a series of publications known as <a href="/wiki/NATOPS" class="mw-redirect" title="NATOPS">NATOPS</a> manuals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Coast_Guard">United States Coast Guard</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States Coast Guard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg/220px-Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg/330px-Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg/440px-Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_U.S._Coast_Guard_helicopters_land_aboard_USS_Wasp..jpg 2x" data-file-width="3827" data-file-height="2340" /></a><figcaption>A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter preparing to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship <a href="/wiki/USS_Wasp_(LHD-1)" title="USS Wasp (LHD-1)">USS <i>Wasp</i></a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>, in its peacetime role with the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Homeland_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a>, fulfills its law enforcement and rescue role in the maritime environment. It provides <a href="/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Detachments" title="Law Enforcement Detachments">Law Enforcement Detachments</a> (LEDETs) to Navy vessels, where they perform arrests and other law enforcement duties during naval boarding and interdiction missions. In times of war, the Coast Guard may be called upon to operate as a service within the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At other times, Coast Guard <a href="/wiki/Port_Security_Unit" title="Port Security Unit">Port Security Units</a> are sent overseas to guard the security of ports and other assets. The Coast Guard also jointly staffs the Navy's naval coastal warfare groups and squadrons (the latter of which were known as harbor defense commands until late-2004), which oversee defense efforts in foreign littoral combat and inshore areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Personnel_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Personnel of the United States Navy">Personnel of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg/220px-US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg/330px-US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg/440px-US_Navy_SEALs_at_Zhawar_Kili_cave_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a> at one of the entrances to the <a href="/wiki/Zhawar_Kili" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhawar Kili">Zhawar Kili</a> cave complex</figcaption></figure> <p>The United States Navy has over 400,000 personnel, approximately a quarter of whom are in ready reserve. Of those on active duty, more than eighty percent are <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted</a> sailors and around fifteen percent are <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officers</a>; the rest are <a href="/wiki/Midshipmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Midshipmen">midshipmen</a> of the United States Naval Academy and midshipmen of the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps">Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps</a> at over 180 universities around the country and officer candidates at the Navy's <a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(U.S._Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer Candidate School (U.S. Navy)">Officer Candidate School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Enlisted sailors complete basic military training at <a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">boot camp</a> and then are sent to complete training for their individual <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">careers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sailors prove they have mastered skills and deserve responsibilities by completing Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) tasks and examinations. Among the most important is the "warfare qualification", which denotes a journeyman level of capability in Surface Warfare, Aviation Warfare, Information Dominance Warfare, Naval Aircrew, Special Warfare, Seabee Warfare, Submarine Warfare or Expeditionary Warfare. Many qualifications are denoted on a sailor's uniform with <a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">U.S. Navy badges and insignia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniforms">Uniforms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Uniforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">Uniforms of the United States Navy</a></div> <p>The uniforms of the U.S. Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for <a href="/wiki/Officer_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer (military)">officers</a> were issued in 1802 on the formation of the Navy Department. The predominant colors of U.S. Navy uniforms are navy blue and white. U.S. Navy uniforms were based on Royal Navy uniforms of the time and have tended to follow that template.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Commissioned_officers">Commissioned officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Commissioned officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">United States Navy officer rank insignia</a></div> <div style="width:100%; overflow:auto"> <table style="background-color:#F7F8FF; border:1px solid #8888aa; padding:5px; margin-bottom:15px; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/U.S._uniformed_services_pay_grades#Officer_pay_grades" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. uniformed services pay grades">US DoD<br />pay grade</a> </th> <th>Special grade<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>O-10 </th> <th>O-9 </th> <th>O-8 </th> <th>O-7 </th> <th>O-6 </th> <th>O-5 </th> <th>O-4 </th> <th>O-3 </th> <th>O-2 </th> <th>O-1 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO#Definitions" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO code</a> </th> <th>OF-10 </th> <th>OF-9 </th> <th>OF-8 </th> <th>OF-7 </th> <th>OF-6 </th> <th>OF-5 </th> <th>OF-4 </th> <th>OF-3 </th> <th>OF-2 </th> <th colspan="2">OF-1 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Insignia </th> 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</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/40px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/60px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/80px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/46px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/69px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/27px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/36px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="white-space:nowrap"> <th>Uniform insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg/30px-US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg/45px-US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg/60px-US-Navy-O11-FADM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="255" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg/30px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg/45px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg/60px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O11-FADM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="257" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-Navy-O10-ADM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/US-Navy-O10-ADM.svg/30px-US-Navy-O10-ADM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/US-Navy-O10-ADM.svg/45px-US-Navy-O10-ADM.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg/28px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg/42px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg/56px-US-Navy-Sleeve-O1-ENS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="257" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Title </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fleet_admiral_(United_States)" title="Fleet admiral (United States)">Fleet admiral</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">Admiral</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice admiral</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">Rear admiral</a> </td> <td><a 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reserved for wartime use only.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>Navy officers serve either as a <a href="/wiki/Line_officer" title="Line officer">line officer</a> or as a <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_staff_corps" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Navy staff corps">staff corps officer</a>. Line officers wear an embroidered gold star above their rank of the naval service dress uniform while staff corps officers and commissioned warrant officers wear unique <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_officer_designators" title="List of United States Naval officer designators">designator</a> insignias that denotes their occupational specialty.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:white; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Line_officer" title="Line officer">Line officer</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Medical_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Medical Corps">Medical Corps</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Dental_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Dental Corps">Dental Corps</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Nurse_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Nurse Corps">Nurse Corps</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Medical_Service_Corps" title="Navy Medical Service Corps">Medical Service Corps</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps,_U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Insignia</b> </td> <td><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USN_Line_Officer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USN_Line_Officer.png/60px-USN_Line_Officer.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USN_Line_Officer.png/90px-USN_Line_Officer.png 1.5x, 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Designators">Designator</a></b><sup>1</sup></td> <td>1XXX</td> <td>210X</td> <td>220X</td> <td>290X</td> <td>230X</td> <td>250X </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Chaplain_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">(Christian Faith)</a></i></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Chaplain_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">(Jewish Faith)</a></i></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Chaplain_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">(Muslim Faith)</a></i></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Chaplain_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">(Buddhist Faith)</a></i></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Navy_Supply_Corps" title="Navy 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/USN_Law_Community.png/60px-USN_Law_Community.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/USN_Law_Community.png/90px-USN_Law_Community.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/USN_Law_Community.png/120px-USN_Law_Community.png 2x" data-file-width="166" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>410X</td> <td>410X</td> <td>410X</td> <td>410X</td> <td>310X</td> <td>510X</td> <td>655X </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Warrant_officers">Warrant officers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer (United States)</a></div> <div style="width:100%; overflow:auto"> <table style="background-color:#F7F8FF; border:1px solid #8888AA; padding:5px; margin-bottom:15px; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th width="14%"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">US DoD pay grade</a> </th> <th width="15%">W-5 </th> <th width="15%">W-4 </th> <th width="15%">W-3 </th> <th width="15%">W-2 </th> <th width="15%">W-1 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO#Definitions" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO code</a> </th> <th>WO-5 </th> <th>WO-4 </th> <th>WO-3 </th> <th>WO-2 </th> <th>WO-1 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_CW2_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/60px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/90px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg/120px-US_Navy_WO1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Title </th> <td>Chief warrant officer 5 </td> <td>Chief warrant officer 4 </td> <td>Chief warrant officer 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_States)#Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United States)">Chief warrant officer</a> 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_States)#Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>CWO-5 </td> <td>CWO-4 </td> <td>CWO-3 </td> <td>CWO-2 </td> <td>WO-1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Warrant and chief warrant officer ranks are held by technical specialists who direct specific activities essential to the proper operation of the ship, which also require commissioned officer authority.<sup id="cite_ref-WO-4_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WO-4-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Navy warrant officers serve in 30 specialties covering five categories. Warrant officers should not be confused with the <a href="/wiki/Limited_duty_officer" title="Limited duty officer">limited duty officer</a> (LDO) in the Navy. Warrant officers perform duties that are directly related to their previous enlisted service and specialized training. This allows the Navy to capitalize on the experience of warrant officers without having to frequently transition them to other duty assignments for advancement.<sup id="cite_ref-WO-5_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WO-5-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most Navy warrant officers are accessed from the <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)" title="Chief petty officer (United States)">chief petty officer</a> pay grades, E-7 through E-9, analogous to a senior non-commissioned officer in the other services, and must have a minimum 14 years in service.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Enlisted">Enlisted</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Enlisted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">List of United States Navy enlisted rates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted">Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">List of United States Navy ratings</a></div> <p>Sailors in pay grades E-1 through E-3 are considered to be in apprenticeships.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVYDAT2_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVYDAT2-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are divided into five definable groups, with colored group rate marks designating the group to which they belong: Seaman, Fireman, Airman, Constructionman, and Hospitalman. <b>E-4</b> to <b>E-6</b> are <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> (NCOs), and are specifically called <a href="/wiki/Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">Petty officers</a> in the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-BUPERS_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BUPERS-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Petty Officers perform not only the duties of their specific career field but also serve as leaders to junior enlisted personnel. E-7 to E-9 are still considered Petty Officers, but are considered a separate community within the Navy. They have separate berthing and dining facilities (where feasible), wear separate uniforms, and perform separate duties. </p><p>After attaining the rate of Master Chief Petty Officer, a service member may choose to further their career by becoming a <a href="/wiki/Command_Master_Chief_Petty_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Command Master Chief Petty Officer">Command Master Chief Petty Officer</a> (CMC). A CMC is considered to be the senior-most enlisted service member within a command, and is the special assistant to the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding Officer">Commanding Officer</a> in all matters pertaining to the health, welfare, job satisfaction, morale, use, advancement and training of the command's enlisted personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-MILCMDMC_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MILCMDMC-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IPUBCMC_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPUBCMC-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CMCs can be Command level (within a single unit, such as a ship or shore station), Fleet level (squadrons consisting of multiple operational units, headed by a flag officer or commodore), or Force level (consisting of a separate community within the Navy, such as Subsurface, Air, Reserves).<sup id="cite_ref-OPNAV1306_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OPNAV1306-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>CMC insignia are similar to the insignia for Master Chief, except that the rating symbol is replaced by an inverted five-point star, reflecting a change in their rating from their previous rating (i.e., MMCM) to CMDCM. The stars for Command Master Chief are silver, while stars for Fleet, and gold stars for Force. Additionally, CMCs wear a badge, worn on their left breast pocket, denoting their title (Command/Fleet/Force).<sup id="cite_ref-IPUBCMC_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPUBCMC-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BUPERSCPO_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BUPERSCPO-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="width:100%; overflow:auto"> <table style="background-color:#F7F8FF; border:1px solid #8888AA; padding:5px; margin-bottom:15px; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States#Enlisted" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">US DoD<br />pay grade</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Special</th> <th colspan="3">E-9 </th> <th colspan="2">E-8 </th> <th>E-7 </th> <th>E-6 </th> <th>E-5 </th> <th>E-4 </th> <th>E-3 </th> <th>E-2 </th> <th>E-1 </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCC;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO#Definitions" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">NATO code</a> </th> <th colspan="5">OR-9 </th> <th colspan="2">OR-8 </th> <th>OR-7 </th> <th>OR-6 </th> <th>OR-5 </th> <th>OR-4 </th> <th>OR-3 </th> <th>OR-2 </th> <th>OR-1 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Sleeve insignia </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USN-E9-SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/50px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/75px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/100px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MCPON.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/50px-MCPON.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/75px-MCPON.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/100px-MCPON.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/50px-FMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/75px-FMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/100px-FMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/50px-CMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/75px-CMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/100px-CMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCM_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/50px-BMCM_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/75px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/100px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMDCS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/50px-CMDCS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/75px-CMDCS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/100px-CMDCS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCS_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/50px-BMCS_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/75px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/100px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMC_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/50px-BMC_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/75px-BMC_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/100px-BMC_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM1_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/50px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/75px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/100px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM2_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/50px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/75px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/100px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="260" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM3_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/50px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/75px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/100px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E3_SM_USN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/E3_SM_USN.png/50px-E3_SM_USN.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/E3_SM_USN.png/75px-E3_SM_USN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/E3_SM_USN.png/100px-E3_SM_USN.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E2_SM_USN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/E2_SM_USN.png/50px-E2_SM_USN.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/E2_SM_USN.png/75px-E2_SM_USN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/E2_SM_USN.png/100px-E2_SM_USN.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <th><i>No insignia</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Title </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer#Fleet_and_force_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">Fleet/force master chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Command_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Command master chief petty officer">Command master chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">Master chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer#Command_senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">Command senior chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">Senior chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">Chief petty officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">Petty officer first class</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">Petty officer second class</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_third_class" title="Petty officer third class">Petty officer third class</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Seaman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaman_apprentice" title="Seaman apprentice">Seaman apprentice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seaman_recruit" title="Seaman recruit">Seaman recruit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Abbreviation </th> <td>SEAC </td> <td>MCPON </td> <td>FLTCM/FORCM </td> <td>CMDCM </td> <td>MCPO </td> <td>CMDCS </td> <td>SCPO </td> <td>CPO </td> <td>PO1 </td> <td>PO2 </td> <td>PO3 </td> <td>SN </td> <td>SA </td> <td>SR </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy">Badges of the United States Navy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Badges of the United States Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">Badges of the United States Navy</a></div> <p>Insignia and badges of the United States Navy are military "badges" issued by the Department of the Navy to naval service members who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Navy. Most naval aviation insignia are also permitted for wear on uniforms of the <a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>. </p><p>As described in Chapter 5 of U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations,<sup id="cite_ref-navy_reg_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navy_reg-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "badges" are categorized as <i>breast insignia</i> (usually worn immediately above and below ribbons) and <i>identification badges</i> (usually worn at breast pocket level).<sup id="cite_ref-chapter_5_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chapter_5-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Breast insignia are further divided between <i>command</i> and <i>warfare and other qualification</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-section_2_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-section_2-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Insignia come in the form of metal "pin-on devices" worn on formal uniforms and embroidered "tape strips" worn on work uniforms. For the purpose of this article, the general term "insignia" shall be used to describe both, as it is done in Navy Uniform Regulations. The term "badge", although used ambiguously in other military branches and in informal speak to describe any pin, patch, or tab, is exclusive to <i>identification badges</i><sup id="cite_ref-article_5201.2_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-article_5201.2-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and authorized <i><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Shot_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Shot Badge">marksmanship awards</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-article_5310_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-article_5310-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to the language in Navy Uniform Regulations, Chapter 5. Below are just a few of the many badges maintained by the Navy. The rest can be seen in the article cited at the top of this section: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Naval Aviator Badge"><img alt="Naval Aviator Badge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/120px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/180px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg/240px-Naval_Aviator_Badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1362" data-file-height="469" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Naval Aviator Badge</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Submarine Officer badge"><img alt="Submarine Officer badge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg/120px-Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg/180px-Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg/240px-Submarine_Officer_badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2414" data-file-height="743" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Submarine Officer badge</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Surface Warfare Officer Insignia"><img alt="Surface Warfare Officer Insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png/120px-Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png/180px-Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png/240px-Surface_Warfare_Officer_Insignia.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="671" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Surface Warfare Officer Insignia</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bases">Bases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_installations" title="List of United States Navy installations">List of United States Navy installations</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Navy_bases.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/United_States_Navy_bases.svg/300px-United_States_Navy_bases.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/United_States_Navy_bases.svg/450px-United_States_Navy_bases.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/United_States_Navy_bases.svg/600px-United_States_Navy_bases.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>Map of naval bases in the United States</figcaption></figure> <p>The size, complexity, and international presence of the United States Navy requires a large number of navy installations to support its operations. While the majority of bases are located inside the United States itself, the Navy maintains a significant number of facilities abroad, either in U.S.-controlled territories or in foreign countries under a <a href="/wiki/Status_of_Forces_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Status of Forces Agreement">Status of Forces Agreement</a> (SOFA). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_United_States">Eastern United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Eastern United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The second largest concentration of installations is at <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, where the navy occupies over 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) of land. Located at Hampton Roads are <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Norfolk" title="Naval Station Norfolk">Naval Station Norfolk</a>, homeport of the Atlantic Fleet; <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Oceana" title="Naval Air Station Oceana">Naval Air Station Oceana</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Master_Jet_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Jet Base">Master Jet Base</a>; <a href="/wiki/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Little_Creek" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek">Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Training_Support_Center_Hampton_Roads" title="Training Support Center Hampton Roads">Training Support Center Hampton Roads</a> as well as a number of Navy and commercial shipyards that service navy vessels. The Aegis Training and Readiness Center is located at the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_South_Potomac" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Support Activity South Potomac">Naval Support Activity South Potomac</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dahlgren,_Virginia" title="Dahlgren, Virginia">Dahlgren, Virginia</a>. Maryland is home to <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River" title="Naval Air Station Patuxent River">NAS Patuxent River</a>, which houses the Navy's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Test_Pilot_School" title="United States Naval Test Pilot School">Test Pilot School</a>. Also located in Maryland is the United States Naval Academy, situated in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Annapolis">Annapolis</a>. <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Newport" title="Naval Station Newport">NS Newport</a> in Newport, Rhode Island is home to many schools and tenant commands, including the <a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer Candidate School">Officer Candidate School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Undersea_Warfare_Center" title="Naval Undersea Warfare Center">Naval Undersea Warfare Center</a>, and more, and also maintains inactive ships.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (December 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>There is also a naval base in Charleston, South Carolina. This is home to the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, under which reside the Nuclear Field "A" Schools (for Machinist Mates (Nuclear), Electrician Mates (Nuclear), and Electronics Technicians (Nuclear)), Nuclear Power School (Officer and Enlisted); and one of two Nuclear Power Training Unit 'Prototype' schools. The state of Florida is the location of three major bases, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Mayport" title="Naval Station Mayport">NS Mayport</a>, the Navy's fourth largest, in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a>; <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville" title="Naval Air Station Jacksonville">NAS Jacksonville</a>, a Master Air Anti-submarine Warfare base; and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">NAS Pensacola</a>; home of the Naval Education and Training Command, the Naval Air Technical Training Center that provides specialty training for enlisted aviation personnel and is the primary flight training base for Navy and Marine Corps <a href="/wiki/Naval_Flight_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Flight Officer">Naval Flight Officers</a> and enlisted <a href="/wiki/Naval_aircrewman" title="Naval aircrewman">Naval Aircrewmen</a>. There is also <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Panama_City" title="Naval Support Activity Panama City">NSA Panama City</a>, Florida which is home to the Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving (CENEODIVE) and the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Training_Systems_Division" title="Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division">NSA Orlando</a>, Florida, which home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). </p><p>The main U.S. Navy <a href="/wiki/Submarine_base" title="Submarine base">submarine bases</a> on the east coast are located in <a href="/wiki/Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London" title="Naval Submarine Base New London">Naval Submarine Base New London</a> in <a href="/wiki/Groton,_Connecticut" title="Groton, Connecticut">Groton, Connecticut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Submarine_Base_Kings_Bay" title="Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay">NSB Kings Bay</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kings_Bay,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings Bay, Georgia">Kings Bay, Georgia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard" title="Portsmouth Naval Shipyard">Portsmouth Naval Shipyard</a> near <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Portsmouth, New Hampshire">Portsmouth, New Hampshire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which repairs naval submarines.<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Great_Lakes" title="Naval Station Great Lakes">NS Great Lakes</a>, north of Chicago, Illinois is the home of the Navy's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Recruit_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Navy Recruit Training">boot camp</a> for enlisted sailors. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard" title="Washington Navy Yard">Washington Navy Yard</a> in Washington, DC is the Navy's oldest shore establishment and serves as a ceremonial and administrative center for the U.S. Navy, home to the Chief of Naval Operations and numerous commands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_United_States_and_Hawaii">Western United States and Hawaii</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Western United States and Hawaii"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg/220px-US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg/330px-US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg/440px-US_Navy_SEALs_SEAL_jumps_over_side_boat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="330" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Underwater_Demolition_Team" title="Underwater Demolition Team">Underwater Demolition Team</a> members using the casting technique from a speeding boat</figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy's largest complex is <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Weapons_Station_China_Lake" title="Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake">Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake</a>, California, which covers 1.1 million acres (4,500 km<sup>2</sup>) of land, or approximately one-third of the U.S. Navy's total land holdings.<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_San_Diego" title="Naval Base San Diego">Naval Base San Diego</a>, California is the main homeport of the Pacific Fleet, although its headquarters is located in <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a>, Hawaii. <a href="/wiki/NAS_North_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS North Island">NAS North Island</a> is located on the north side of <a href="/wiki/Coronado,_California" title="Coronado, California">Coronado, California</a>, and is home to Headquarters for Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Force Pacific, the bulk of the Pacific Fleet's helicopter squadrons, and part of the West Coast <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carrier</a> fleet. <a href="/wiki/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Coronado" title="Naval Amphibious Base Coronado">NAB Coronado</a> is located on the southern end of the Coronado Island and is home to the navy's west coast SEAL teams and special boat units. NAB Coronado is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Special_Warfare_Center" title="Naval Special Warfare Center">Naval Special Warfare Center</a>, the primary training center for SEALs. </p><p>The other major collection of naval bases on the west coast is in <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a>. Among them, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Everett" title="Naval Station Everett">NS Everett</a> is one of the newer bases and the navy states that it is its most modern facility.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/NAS_Fallon" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Fallon">NAS Fallon</a>, Nevada serves as the primary training ground for navy strike aircrews and is home to the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Strike_Air_Warfare_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Strike Air Warfare Center">Naval Strike Air Warfare Center</a>. Master Jet Bases are also located at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Lemoore" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Lemoore">NAS Lemoore</a>, California, and <a href="/wiki/NAS_Whidbey_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Whidbey Island">NAS Whidbey Island</a>, Washington, while the carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft community and major air test activities are located at <a href="/wiki/NAS_Point_Mugu" class="mw-redirect" title="NAS Point Mugu">NAS Point Mugu</a>, California. The naval presence in Hawaii is centered on <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Pearl_Harbor" title="Naval Station Pearl Harbor">NS Pearl Harbor</a>, which hosts the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet and many of its subordinate commands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_territories">United States territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: United States territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_(CVN_70)_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor,_Guam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg/220px-US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg/330px-US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg/440px-US_Navy_030527-N-0000X-001_The_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN_70%29_pier_side_in_Apra_Harbor%2C_Guam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson" title="USS Carl Vinson">USS <i>Carl Vinson</i></a> pier side in <a href="/wiki/Apra_Harbor" title="Apra Harbor">Apra Harbor</a>, Guam</figcaption></figure> <p>Guam, an island strategically located in the Western Pacific Ocean, maintains a sizable U.S. Navy presence, including <a href="/wiki/Naval_Base_Guam" title="Naval Base Guam">NB Guam</a>. The westernmost U.S. territory, it contains a natural Deepwater harbor capable of harboring aircraft carriers in emergencies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Its naval air station was deactivated<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> in 1995 and its flight activities transferred to nearby <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> in the Caribbean formerly housed <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Roads_Naval_Station" title="Roosevelt Roads Naval Station">NS Roosevelt Roads</a>, which was shut down in 2004 shortly after the controversial closure of the live ordnance training area on nearby <a href="/wiki/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico" title="Vieques, Puerto Rico">Vieques Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-status_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-status-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_countries">Foreign countries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Foreign countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The largest overseas base is the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Activities_Yokosuka" title="United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka">United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka</a>, Japan, which serves as the home port for the navy's largest forward-deployed fleet and is a significant base of operations in the Western Pacific.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>European operations revolve around facilities in Italy (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Sigonella" title="Naval Air Station Sigonella">NAS Sigonella</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_Computer_and_Telecommunications_Station_Naples,_Italy" title="Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples, Italy">Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples</a>) with <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Naples" title="Naval Support Activity Naples">NSA Naples</a> as the homeport for the Sixth Fleet and Command Naval Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA), and additional facilities in nearby <a href="/wiki/Gaeta" title="Gaeta">Gaeta</a>. There is also <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Rota,_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Station Rota, Spain">NS Rota</a> in Spain and <a href="/wiki/Crete_Naval_Base" title="Crete Naval Base">NSA Souda Bay</a> in Greece. </p><p>In the Middle East, naval facilities are located almost exclusively in countries bordering the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Bahrain" title="Naval Support Activity Bahrain">NSA Bahrain</a> serving as the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Naval_Forces_Central_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Naval Forces Central Command">U.S. Naval Forces Central Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Fifth_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Fifth Fleet">U.S. Fifth Fleet</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base" title="Guantanamo Bay Naval Base">NS Guantanamo Bay</a> in Cuba is the oldest overseas facility and has become known in recent years as the location of a <a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp" title="Guantanamo Bay detention camp">detention camp</a> for suspected <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">al-Qaeda</a> operatives.<sup id="cite_ref-ForeignFacilities_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ForeignFacilities-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Equipment of the United States Navy">Equipment of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg/220px-Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg/330px-Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg/440px-Aerial_bow_view_of_George_Washington_Carrier_Strike_Group_in_formation_for_photo_exercise_060429-N-9621S-014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2082" data-file-height="1474" /></a><figcaption>USS <i>George Washington</i> <a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">carrier strike group</a> sails in formation, 29 April 2006.</figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the navy operates over 460 ships (including vessels operated by the <a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a>), 3,650+ aircraft, 50,000 non-combat vehicles and owns 75,200 buildings on 3,300,000 acres (13,000 km<sup>2</sup>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ships">Ships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_ships" title="United States Navy ships">United States Navy ships</a> and <a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future of the United States Navy</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">List of current ships of the United States Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">List of currently active United States military watercraft</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_ship_naming_conventions" title="United States ship naming conventions">United States ship naming conventions</a></div> <p>The names of commissioned ships of the U.S. Navy are prefixed with the letters "USS", designating "United States Ship".<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Non-commissioned, civilian-manned vessels of the navy have names that begin with "USNS", standing for "United States Naval Ship". The names of ships are officially selected by the secretary of the navy, often to honor important people or places.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, each ship is given a letter-based <a href="/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol" title="Hull classification symbol">hull classification symbol</a> (for example, CVN or DDG) to indicate the vessel's type and number. All ships in the navy inventory are placed in the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Vessel_Register" title="Naval Vessel Register">Naval Vessel Register</a>, which is part of "the Navy List" (required by article 29 of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea" title="United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea">United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accuracy_dispute#Disputed_statement" title="Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute"><span title="The material near this tag is possibly inaccurate or nonfactual. (July 2013)">dubious</span></a> – <a href="/wiki/Talk:United_States_Navy#Dubious" title="Talk:United States Navy">discuss</a></i>]</sup> The register tracks data such as the current status of a ship, the date of its commissioning, and the date of its decommissioning. Vessels that are removed from the register prior to disposal are said to be <i>stricken</i> from the register. The navy also maintains a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_reserve_fleets" title="United States Navy reserve fleets">reserve fleet</a> of inactive vessels that are maintained for reactivation in times of need. </p><p>The U.S. Navy was one of the first to install <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion" title="Nuclear marine propulsion">nuclear reactors aboard naval vessels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">nuclear energy</a> powers all active U.S. aircraft carriers and <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarines</a>. </p><p>In early 2010, the U.S. Navy had identified a need for 313 combat ships but could only afford 232 to 243 ships.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2014, the Navy started counting self-deployable support ships such as minesweepers, surveillance craft, and tugs in the "battle fleet" to reach a count of 272 as of October 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it includes ships that have been put in "shrink wrap".<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of ships generally ranged between 270 and 300 throughout the late 2010s.<sup id="cite_ref-CSR1_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSR1-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of February 2022, the Navy has 296 battle force ships, however analyses state the Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 to meet its commitments.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aircraft_carriers">Aircraft carriers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Aircraft carriers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy">List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_(CVN-75)_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_(200604-N-BD352-0199).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG/220px-USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG/330px-USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG/440px-USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29_and_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_4_June_2020_%28200604-N-BD352-0199%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3267" data-file-height="1838" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford" title="USS Gerald R. Ford">USS <i>Gerald R. Ford</i></a> (bottom), a ship of the new <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier"><i>Gerald R. Ford</i> class</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/USS_Harry_S._Truman" title="USS Harry S. Truman">USS <i>Harry S. Truman</i></a> (top), a ship of the previous <a href="/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Nimitz-class aircraft carrier"><i>Nimitz</i> class</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a> act as <a href="/wiki/Military_airbase" class="mw-redirect" title="Military airbase">airbases</a> for <a href="/wiki/Carrier-based_aircraft" title="Carrier-based aircraft">carrier-based aircraft</a>. They are the largest vessels in the Navy fleet and all are nuclear-powered.<sup id="cite_ref-CSR1_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSR1-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An aircraft carrier is typically deployed along with a host of additional vessels, forming a <a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">carrier strike group</a>. The supporting ships, which usually include three or four <a href="/wiki/Aegis_combat_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Aegis combat system">Aegis</a>-equipped cruisers and destroyers, a frigate, and two attack submarines, are tasked with protecting the carrier from air, missile, sea, and undersea threats as well as providing additional strike capabilities themselves. Ready logistics support for the group is provided by a combined ammunition, oiler, and supply ship. Modern carriers are <a href="/wiki/United_States_ship_naming_conventions" title="United States ship naming conventions">named</a> after American admirals and politicians, usually presidents.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy has a statutory requirement for a minimum of 11 aircraft carriers.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All 11 carriers are currently active, ten <a href="/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Nimitz-class aircraft carrier"><i>Nimitz</i>-class</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier"><i>Gerald R. Ford</i>-class</a>. </p><p><b>Aircraft Carrier Capacity</b> </p><p>Aircraft Carriers have the ability to house 5,000 people. This is the size of a small town floating in the ocean. Aircraft carriers also have up to 90 aircraft on the ship at one time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Amphibious_warfare_ships">Amphibious warfare ships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Amphibious warfare ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Bataan_(LHD-5);10080504.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg/220px-USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg/330px-USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg/440px-USS_Bataan_%28LHD-5%29%3B10080504.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Bataan_(LHD-5)" title="USS Bataan (LHD-5)">USS <i>Bataan</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="Wasp-class amphibious assault ship"><i>Wasp</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_assault_ship" title="Amphibious assault ship">amphibious assault ship</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_assault_ship" title="Amphibious assault ship">Amphibious assault ships</a> are the centerpieces of US amphibious warfare and fulfill the same power projection role as aircraft carriers except that their striking force centers on land forces instead of aircraft. They deliver, command, coordinate, and fully support all elements of a 2,200-strong <a href="/wiki/Marine_Expeditionary_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Expeditionary Unit">Marine Expeditionary Unit</a> in an amphibious assault using both air and amphibious vehicles. Resembling small aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships are capable of <a href="/wiki/V/STOL" title="V/STOL">V/STOL</a>, <a href="/wiki/STOVL" title="STOVL">STOVL</a>, <a href="/wiki/VTOL" title="VTOL">VTOL</a>, tiltrotor, and rotary wing aircraft operations. They also contain a <a href="/wiki/Well_deck" title="Well deck">well deck</a> to support the use of <a href="/wiki/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion" title="Landing Craft Air Cushion">Landing Craft Air Cushion</a> (LCAC) and other amphibious assault watercraft. Recently, amphibious assault ships have begun to be deployed as the core of an <a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_strike_group" title="Expeditionary strike group">expeditionary strike group</a>, which usually consists of an additional <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_transport_dock" title="Amphibious transport dock">amphibious transport dock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dock_landing_ship" title="Dock landing ship">dock landing ship</a> for amphibious warfare and an Aegis-equipped cruiser and destroyer, frigate, and attack submarine for group defense. Amphibious assault ships are typically named after World War II aircraft carriers. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_transport_docks" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphibious transport docks">Amphibious transport docks</a> are warships that embark, transport, and land Marines, supplies, and equipment in a supporting role during amphibious warfare missions. With a landing platform, amphibious transport docks also have the capability to serve as secondary aviation support for an expeditionary group. All amphibious transport docks can operate helicopters, LCACs, and other conventional amphibious vehicles while the newer <i>San Antonio</i> class of ships has been explicitly designed to operate all three elements of the Marines' "mobility triad": <a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Fighting_Vehicle" title="Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle">Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles</a> (EFVs), the <a href="/wiki/V-22_Osprey" class="mw-redirect" title="V-22 Osprey">V-22 Osprey</a> tiltrotor aircraft, and LCACs. Amphibious transport docks are typically named after U.S. cities. </p><p>The dock landing ship is a medium amphibious transport that is designed specifically to support and operate LCACs, though it is able to operate other amphibious assault vehicles in the United States inventory as well. Dock landing ships are normally deployed as a component of an expeditionary strike group's amphibious assault contingent, operating as a secondary launch platform for LCACs. All dock landing ships are named after cities or important places in U.S. and U.S. Naval history.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy operates 32 amphibious warfare ships, eight <a href="/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="Wasp-class amphibious assault ship"><i>Wasp</i> class</a> and two <a href="/wiki/America-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="America-class amphibious assault ship"><i>America</i> class</a> amphibious assault ships, four <a href="/wiki/Harpers_Ferry-class_dock_landing_ship" title="Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship"><i>Harpers Ferry</i> class</a> and six <a href="/wiki/Whidbey_Island-class_dock_landing_ship" title="Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship"><i>Whidbey Island</i> class</a> dock landing ships, and 12 <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio-class_amphibious_transport_dock" title="San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock"><i>San Antonio</i> class</a> amphibious transport dock ships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cruisers">Cruisers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Cruisers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of cruisers of the United States Navy">List of cruisers of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_(DDG_73)_departed_on_deployment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg/220px-US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg/330px-US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg/440px-US_Navy_030903-N-5024R-003_USS_Port_Royal_%28DDG_73%29_departed_on_deployment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Port_Royal_(CG-73)" title="USS Port Royal (CG-73)">USS <i>Port Royal</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga-class_cruiser" title="Ticonderoga-class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">cruiser</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">Cruisers</a> are large surface combat vessels that conduct anti-air/anti-missile warfare, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and strike operations independently or as members of a larger task force. Modern guided missile cruisers were developed out of a need to counter the <a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">anti-ship missile</a> threat facing the United States Navy. This led to the development of the <a href="/wiki/AN/SPY-1" title="AN/SPY-1">AN/SPY-1</a> phased array radar and the <a href="/wiki/RIM-67_Standard" title="RIM-67 Standard">RIM-67 Standard</a> missile with the Aegis combat system coordinating the two. <a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga-class_cruiser" title="Ticonderoga-class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i>-class</a> cruisers were the first to be equipped with Aegis and were put to use primarily as anti-air and anti-missile defense in a battle force protection role. Later developments of <a href="/wiki/Vertical_launch_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertical launch system">vertical launch systems</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BGM-109_Tomahawk" class="mw-redirect" title="BGM-109 Tomahawk">Tomahawk missile</a> gave cruisers additional long-range land and sea strike capability, making them capable of both offensive and defensive battle operations. The <i>Ticonderoga</i> class is the only active class of cruiser. All cruisers in this class are named after battles.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_97-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Destroyers">Destroyers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Destroyers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyers of the United States Navy">List of destroyers of the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg/220px-DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg/330px-DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg/440px-DDG-125_acceptance_trials.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4788" data-file-height="3192" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Jack_H._Lucas" title="USS Jack H. Lucas">USS <i>Jack H. Lucas</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer" title="Arleigh Burke-class destroyer"><i>Arleigh Burke</i>-class destroyer</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a> are multi-mission medium surface ships capable of sustained performance in anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-ship, and offensive strike operations. Like cruisers, guided missile destroyers are primarily focused on surface strikes using Tomahawk missiles and fleet defense through Aegis and the Standard missile. Destroyers additionally specialize in anti-submarine warfare and are equipped with <a href="/wiki/ASROC" class="mw-redirect" title="ASROC">VLA rockets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">LAMPS Mk III Sea Hawk</a> helicopters to deal with underwater threats. When deployed with a carrier strike group or expeditionary strike group, destroyers and their fellow Aegis-equipped cruisers are primarily tasked with defending the fleet while providing secondary strike capabilities. With very few exceptions, destroyers are named after U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard heroes.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_97-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The U.S. Navy currently has 75 destroyers, 73 <a href="/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer" title="Arleigh Burke-class destroyer"><i>Arleigh Burke</i>-class</a> destroyers and two <a href="/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer" title="Zumwalt-class destroyer"><i>Zumwalt</i>-class</a> stealth destroyers, with a third (the <a href="/wiki/USS_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="USS Lyndon B. Johnson">USS <i>Lyndon B. Johnson</i></a>) expected to enter service sometime in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Frigates_and_Littoral_combat_ships">Frigates and Littoral combat ships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Frigates and Littoral combat ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of frigates of the United States Navy">List of frigates of the United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" title="Littoral combat ship">Littoral combat ship</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Independence_(LCS-2)_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_(100329-N-1481K-298).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg/220px-USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg/330px-USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg/440px-USS_Independence_%28LCS-2%29_at_Naval_Air_Station_Key_West_on_29_March_2010_%28100329-N-1481K-298%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1309" data-file-height="874" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)" title="USS Independence (LCS-2)">USS <i>Independence</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship" title="Littoral combat ship">littoral combat ship</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Modern U.S. <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigates</a> mainly perform anti-submarine warfare for carrier and expeditionary strike groups and provide armed escort for supply convoys and merchant shipping. They are designed to protect friendly ships against hostile submarines in low to medium threat environments, using torpedoes and LAMPS helicopters. Independently, frigates are able to conduct counterdrug missions and other maritime interception operations. As in the case of destroyers, frigates are named after U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard heroes. </p><p>In late 2015, the U.S. Navy retired its most recent class of traditional frigates in favor of the littoral combat ship (LCS), relatively small vessels designed for near-shore operations that was expected to assume many of the duties the frigate had with the fleet. The LCS was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating <a href="/wiki/Anti-access/area_denial" title="Anti-access/area denial">anti-access</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare" title="Asymmetric warfare">asymmetric threats</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Littoral_zone" title="Littoral zone">littorals</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although their ability to perform these missions in practice has been called into question.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy has announced it plans to reduce procurement of the LCS and retire early examples of the type. </p><p>In the future, the Navy plans to purchase up to 20 of the <a href="/wiki/Constellation-class_frigate" title="Constellation-class frigate"><i>Constellation</i>-class frigate</a>, based on the <a href="/wiki/FREMM_multipurpose_frigate" title="FREMM multipurpose frigate">FREMM multipurpose frigate</a>, already in service with European navies. </p><p>The U.S. Navy currently has 23 littoral combat ships, eight <a href="/wiki/Freedom-class_littoral_combat_ship" title="Freedom-class littoral combat ship"><i>Freedom</i>-class</a> and 15 <a href="/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship" title="Independence-class littoral combat ship"><i>Independence</i>-class</a> ships. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg/220px-USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg/330px-USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg/440px-USS_Constitution_fires_a_17-gun_salute.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a>, firing a 17-gun salute in 2014</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mine_countermeasures_ships">Mine countermeasures ships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Mine countermeasures ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mine_countermeasures_vessel" title="Mine countermeasures vessel">Mine countermeasures vessels</a> are a combination of <a href="/wiki/Minehunter" title="Minehunter">minehunters</a>, a naval vessel that actively detects and destroys individual <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">naval mines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweepers</a>, which clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of the mines. MCM vessels have mostly legacy names of previous US Navy ships, especially World War II-era minesweepers. </p><p>The Navy operates eight <a href="/wiki/Avenger-class_mine_countermeasures_ship" title="Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship"><i>Avenger</i>-class mine countermeasures ships</a>, with four expected to be retired in 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Submarines">Submarines</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Submarines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Submarines_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Submarines in the United States Navy">Submarines in the United States Navy</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Kentucky_(SSBN-737).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg/220px-USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg/330px-USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg/440px-USS_Kentucky_%28SSBN-737%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="597" data-file-height="444" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/USS_Kentucky_(SSBN-737)" title="USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)">USS <i>Kentucky</i></a>, an <a href="/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine" title="Ohio-class submarine"><i>Ohio</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine" title="Ballistic missile submarine">ballistic missile submarine</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The U.S. Navy operates three types of submarines: <a href="/wiki/Attack_submarine" title="Attack submarine">attack submarines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine" title="Ballistic missile submarine">ballistic missile submarines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guided_missile_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided missile submarine">guided missile submarines</a>. All current and planned U.S. Navy submarines are nuclear-powered, as nuclear propulsion allows for a combination of stealth and long-duration, high-speed, sustained underwater movement. </p><p>Attack submarines typically operate as part of a <a href="/wiki/Carrier_battle_group" title="Carrier battle group">carrier battle group</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Guided_missile_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Guided missile submarine">guided missile submarines</a> generally operate independently and carry larger quantities of cruise missiles. Both types have several tactical missions, including sinking ships and other subs, launching <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">cruise missiles</a>, gathering intelligence, and assisting in special operations. Ballistic missile submarines operate independently with only one mission: to carry and, if called upon, to launch the <a href="/wiki/Trident_nuclear_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Trident nuclear missile">Trident nuclear missile</a>. </p><p>The Navy operates 69 submarines, 29 <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine" title="Los Angeles-class submarine"><i>Los Angeles</i> class</a> attack submarines (with two more in reserve), 18 <a href="/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine" title="Ohio-class submarine"><i>Ohio</i> class</a> submarines with 14 configured as ballistic missile submarines and four configured as guided missile submarines, three <a href="/wiki/Seawolf-class_submarine" title="Seawolf-class submarine"><i>Seawolf</i> class</a> attack submarines, and 19 <a href="/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine" title="Virginia-class submarine"><i>Virginia</i> class</a> attack submarines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A special case is the <a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a>, commissioned in 1797 as one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy and which remains in commission at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. She occasionally sails for commemorative events such as <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)" title="Independence Day (United States)">Independence Day</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_naval_aircraft" title="List of active United States naval aircraft">List of active United States naval aircraft</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons">List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_designations_(pre-1962)" title="List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)">List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Four_Super_Hornets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Four_Super_Hornets.jpg/220px-Four_Super_Hornets.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="338" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Four_Super_Hornets.jpg/330px-Four_Super_Hornets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Four_Super_Hornets.jpg/440px-Four_Super_Hornets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1960" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>Four Navy <a href="/wiki/F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F Super Hornets</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Carrier-based aircraft are able to strike air, sea, and land targets far from a carrier strike group while protecting friendly forces from enemy aircraft, ships, and submarines. In peacetime, aircraft's ability to project the threat of sustained attack from a mobile platform on the seas gives United States leaders significant diplomatic and crisis-management options. Aircraft additionally provide logistics support to maintain the navy's readiness and, through helicopters, supply platforms with which to conduct <a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue" title="Search and rescue">search and rescue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_operations" title="Special operations">special operations</a>, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and anti-surface warfare, including the U.S. Navy's premier Maritime Strike and only organic ASW aircraft, the venerable Sikorsky MH-60R operated by <a href="/wiki/Helicopter_Maritime_Strike_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing">Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing</a>. </p><p>The U.S. Navy began to research the use of aircraft at sea in the 1910s, with Lieutenant Theodore G. "Spuds" Ellyson becoming the first naval aviator on 28 January 1911, and commissioned its first aircraft carrier, <a href="/wiki/USS_Langley_(CV-1)" title="USS Langley (CV-1)">USS <i>Langley</i> (CV-1)</a>, in 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United States naval aviation fully came of age in World War II, when it became clear following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway that aircraft carriers and the planes that they carried had replaced the battleship as the greatest weapon on the seas. Leading navy aircraft in World War II included the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F4F_Wildcat" title="Grumman F4F Wildcat">Grumman F4F Wildcat</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat" title="Grumman F6F Hellcat">Grumman F6F Hellcat</a>, the Chance <a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">Vought F4U Corsair</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">Douglas SBD Dauntless</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger" title="Grumman TBF Avenger">Grumman TBF Avenger</a>. Navy aircraft also played a significant role in conflicts during the following Cold War years, with the <a href="/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-4 Phantom II">F-4 Phantom II</a> and the <a href="/wiki/F-14_Tomcat" class="mw-redirect" title="F-14 Tomcat">F-14 Tomcat</a> becoming military icons of the era. The navy's current primary fighter-attack airplane is the multi-mission <a href="/wiki/F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F Super Hornet</a>. The <a href="/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II" class="mw-redirect" title="F-35 Lightning II">F-35C</a> entered service in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy is also looking to eventually replace its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with the <a href="/wiki/F/A-XX" class="mw-redirect" title="F/A-XX">F/A-XX</a> program. </p><p>The Aircraft Investment Plan sees naval aviation growing from 30 percent of current aviation forces to half of all procurement funding over the next three decades.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weapons">Weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">List of United States Navy weapons</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_(GBU-12)_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg/220px-US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg/330px-US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg/440px-US_Navy_050112-N-5345W-074_Aviation_Ordnancemen_prepare_to_load_500-pound_laser_guided_bombs_%28GBU-12%29_onto_weapon_pylons_under_an_F-14B_Tomcat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Aviation Ordnancemen loading <a href="/wiki/GBU-12_Paveway_II" title="GBU-12 Paveway II">GBU-12</a> bombs in 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>Current U.S. Navy shipboard weapons systems are almost entirely focused on missiles, both as a weapon and as a threat. In an offensive role, missiles are intended to strike targets at long distances with accuracy and precision. Because they are unmanned weapons, missiles allow for attacks on heavily defended targets without risk to human pilots. Land strikes are the domain of the BGM-109 Tomahawk, which was first deployed in the 1980s and is continually being updated to increase its capabilities. For anti-ship strikes, the navy's dedicated missile is the <a href="/wiki/Harpoon_Missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Harpoon Missile">Harpoon Missile</a>. To defend against enemy missile attack, the navy operates a number of systems that are all coordinated by the Aegis combat system. Medium-long range defense is provided by the Standard Missile 2, which has been deployed since the 1980s. The Standard missile doubles as the primary shipboard anti-aircraft weapon and is undergoing development for use in theater ballistic missile defense. Short range defense against missiles is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS" title="Phalanx CIWS">Phalanx CIWS</a> and the more recently developed <a href="/wiki/ESSM" class="mw-redirect" title="ESSM">RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile</a>. In addition to missiles, the navy employs <a href="/wiki/Mark_46_torpedo" title="Mark 46 torpedo">Mark 46</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo" title="Mark 48 torpedo">Mark 48</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mark_50_torpedo" title="Mark 50 torpedo">Mark 50</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a> and various types of naval mines. </p><p>Naval fixed-wing aircraft employ much of the same weapons as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> for both air-to-air and air-to-surface combat. Air engagements are handled by the heat-seeking <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">Sidewinder</a> and the radar guided <a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AMRAAM</a> missiles along with the <a href="/wiki/M61_Vulcan" title="M61 Vulcan">M61 Vulcan</a> cannon for close range dogfighting. For surface strikes, navy aircraft use a combination of missiles, smart bombs, and dumb bombs. On the list of available missiles are the <a href="/wiki/AGM-65_Maverick" title="AGM-65 Maverick">Maverick</a>, <a href="/wiki/AGM-84H/K_SLAM-ER" title="AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER">SLAM-ER</a> and <a href="/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon" title="AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon">JSOW</a>. Smart bombs include the GPS-guided <a href="/wiki/JDAM" class="mw-redirect" title="JDAM">JDAM</a> and the laser-guided <a href="/wiki/Paveway" title="Paveway">Paveway</a> series. Unguided munitions such as dumb bombs and <a href="/wiki/Cluster_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Cluster bomb">cluster bombs</a> make up the rest of the weapons deployed by fixed-wing aircraft. </p><p>Rotary aircraft weapons are focused on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and light to medium surface engagements. To combat submarines, helicopters use Mark 46 and Mark 50 torpedoes. Against small watercraft, they use <a href="/wiki/AGM-114_Hellfire" title="AGM-114 Hellfire">Hellfire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Penguin_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Penguin missile">Penguin</a> air to surface missiles. Helicopters also employ various types of mounted anti-personnel machine guns, including the <a href="/wiki/M60_machine_gun" title="M60 machine gun">M60</a>, <a href="/wiki/M240_machine_gun" title="M240 machine gun">M240</a>, <a href="/wiki/GAU-16" class="mw-redirect" title="GAU-16">GAU-16</a>/A, and <a href="/wiki/Minigun" class="mw-redirect" title="Minigun">GAU-17/A</a>. </p><p>Nuclear weapons in the U.S. Navy arsenal are deployed through ballistic missile submarines and aircraft. The <i>Ohio</i>-class submarine carries the latest iteration of the <a href="/wiki/Trident_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Trident missile">Trident missile</a>, a three-stage, <a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">submarine-launched ballistic missile</a> (SLBM) with <a href="/wiki/MIRV" class="mw-redirect" title="MIRV">MIRV</a> capability; the current Trident II (D5) version is expected to be in service past 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The navy's other nuclear weapon is the air-deployed <a href="/wiki/B61_nuclear_bomb" title="B61 nuclear bomb">B61 nuclear bomb</a>. The B61 is a thermonuclear device that can be dropped by strike aircraft such as the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet at high speed from a large range of altitudes. It can be released through free-fall or parachute and can be set to detonate in the air or on the ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_jack">Naval jack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Naval jack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jack_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/180px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/270px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/360px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="741" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption>U.S. naval jack</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_(2002%E2%80%932019).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/180px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/270px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/360px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="539" /></a><figcaption>First navy jack</figcaption></figure> <p>The current <a href="/wiki/Jack_(flag)" title="Jack (flag)">naval jack</a> of the United States is the <a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Union Jack</a>, a small blue flag emblazoned with the stars of the 50 states. The Union Jack was not flown for the duration of the War on Terror, during which Secretary of the Navy <a href="/wiki/Gordon_R._England" title="Gordon R. England">Gordon R. England</a> directed all U.S. naval ships to fly the <a href="/wiki/First_Navy_Jack" title="First Navy Jack">First Navy Jack</a>. While Secretary England directed the change on 31 May 2002, many ships chose to shift colors later that year in remembrance of the first anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">September 11, 2001 attacks</a>. The Union Jack, however, remained in use with vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard and <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a>. A jack of similar design to the Union Jack was used in 1794, with 13 stars arranged in a 3–2–3–2–3 pattern. When a ship is moored or anchored, the jack is flown from the <a href="/wiki/Bow_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bow (ship)">bow</a> of the ship while the ensign is flown from the <a href="/wiki/Stern" title="Stern">stern</a>. When underway, the ensign is raised on the mainmast. Before the decision for all ships to fly the First Navy Jack, it was flown only on the oldest ship in the active American fleet, which is currently <a href="/wiki/USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)" title="USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)">USS <i>Blue Ridge</i></a>. U.S. Navy ships and craft returned to flying the Union Jack effective 4 June 2019. The date for reintroduction of the jack commemorates the Battle of Midway, which began on 4 June 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_sailors">Notable sailors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Notable sailors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_people" title="List of United States Navy people">List of United States Navy people</a>.</div> <p>Many past and present United States historical figures have served in the U.S. Navy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers">Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable officers include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Jones" title="John Paul Jones">John P. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(naval_officer)" title="John Barry (naval officer)">John Barry</a> (Continental Navy officer and first flag officer of the United States Navy),<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Preble" title="Edward Preble">Edward Preble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lawrence" title="James Lawrence">James Lawrence</a> (whose <a href="/wiki/Last_words" title="Last words">last words</a> "don't give up the ship" are memorialized in <a href="/wiki/Bancroft_Hall" title="Bancroft Hall">Bancroft Hall</a> at the United States Naval Academy)<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Decatur_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Decatur Jr.">Stephen Decatur Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Farragut" title="David Farragut">David Farragut</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David D. Porter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver H. Perry</a>,</li> <li>Commodore <a href="/wiki/Matthew_C._Perry" title="Matthew C. Perry">Matthew C. Perry</a> (who, under the direction of President Millard Fillmore, forced the opening of Japan<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Dewey" title="George Dewey">George Dewey</a> (the only person in U.S. history to have attained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Navy" title="Admiral of the Navy">Admiral of the Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Leahy" title="William D. Leahy">William D. Leahy</a><sup id="cite_ref-fleet_admirals_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fleet_admirals-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_J._King" title="Ernest J. King">Ernest J. King</a><sup id="cite_ref-fleet_admirals_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fleet_admirals-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz" title="Chester W. Nimitz">Chester W. Nimitz</a><sup id="cite_ref-fleet_admirals_111-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fleet_admirals-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Halsey_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William F. Halsey Jr.">William F. Halsey Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-fleet_admirals_111-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fleet_admirals-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first American President who served in the U.S. Navy was <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> (who commanded the famous <i><a href="/wiki/Motor_Torpedo_Boat_PT-109" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109">PT-109</a></i> in World War II); he was then followed by <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government_officials">Government officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Government officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some notable former members of the Navy include <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">U.S. Senators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kerrey" title="Bob Kerrey">Bob Kerrey</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" title="Ron DeSantis">Ron DeSantis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governor</a> of Florida, and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a>, Governor of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable former members of the U.S. Navy include; astronauts (<a href="/wiki/Alan_B._Shepard" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan B. Shepard">Alan B. Shepard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_M._Schirra" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter M. Schirra">Walter M. Schirra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" title="Neil Armstrong">Neil Armstrong</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Young_(astronaut)" title="John Young (astronaut)">John Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Smith_(astronaut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael J. Smith (astronaut)">Michael J. Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Kelly_(astronaut)" title="Scott Kelly (astronaut)">Scott Kelly</a>), entertainers (<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Carson" title="Johnny Carson">Johnny Carson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Douglas" title="Mike Douglas">Mike Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stack" title="Robert Stack">Robert Stack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Curtis" title="Tony Curtis">Tony Curtis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lemmon" title="Jack Lemmon">Jack Lemmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Benny" title="Jack Benny">Jack Benny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Rickles" title="Don Rickles">Don Rickles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Borgnine" title="Ernest Borgnine">Ernest Borgnine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Fonda" title="Henry Fonda">Henry Fonda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gwynne" title="Fred Gwynne">Fred Gwynne</a>), authors (<a href="/wiki/Robert_Heinlein" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Heinlein">Robert Heinlein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Luttrell" title="Marcus Luttrell">Marcus Luttrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pynchon" title="Thomas Pynchon">Thomas Pynchon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Webb_(author)" title="Brandon Webb (author)">Brandon Webb</a>), musicians, (<a href="/wiki/John_Philip_Sousa" title="John Philip Sousa">John Philip Sousa</a>, <a href="/wiki/MC_Hammer" title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Coltrane" title="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zach_Bryan" title="Zach Bryan">Zach Bryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Durst" title="Fred Durst">Fred Durst</a>), professional athletes (<a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Roger Staubach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bellino" title="Joe Bellino">Joe Bellino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kuberski" title="Bob Kuberski">Bob Kuberski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nile_Kinnick" title="Nile Kinnick">Nile Kinnick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Bob Feller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Pee Wee Reese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Taylor_(American_swimmer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Taylor (American swimmer)">Jack Taylor</a>), business people (<a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(WD-40)" title="John Barry (WD-40)">John S. Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_C._Taylor" title="Jack C. Taylor">Jack C. Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_A._Sperry" title="Paul A. Sperry">Paul A. Sperry</a>), and computer scientists (<a href="/wiki/Grace_Hopper" title="Grace Hopper">Grace Hopper</a>). </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_post_offices">Naval post offices</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Naval post offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War I the first U.S. government post offices were established aboard Navy ships, managed by a Navy postal clerk. Prior to this, mail from crew members was collected and at the first opportunity was dropped off at a port of call where it was processed at a US Post Office. Before the arrival of email and the internet, hand stamped mail was the only way Navy crew members at sea could communicate with their family, friends and others. Mail was considered almost as valuable to crew members as food and ammunition.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sometimes mail from various crew members (referred to by historians and collectors as <a href="/wiki/Postal_history" title="Postal history">postal history</a>), is directly associated with naval history.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Letters and other correspondence sent by commanders, officers and crew members can include names, ranks, signatures, addresses, and ship's postmarks which can often confirm dates and locations of naval ships and crew members during various battles or other naval operations. As such, naval mail can serve as a source of information to naval historians and biographers. Among the more notable examples of Naval postal history include letters sent from the <a href="/wiki/USS_Arizona" title="USS Arizona">USS <i>Arizona</i></a>, before and on December 7, 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Arizona_cover,_Oct_10,_1941.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg/260px-USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg/390px-USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg/520px-USS_Arizona_cover%2C_Oct_10%2C_1941.jpg 2x" data-file-width="788" data-file-height="459" /></a><figcaption>Cover mailed from USS <i>Arizona</i>, 10 October, 1941, 30 days before the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a> </figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Oklahoma,_Cover,_1932.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg/240px-USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg/360px-USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg/480px-USS_Oklahoma%2C_Cover%2C_1932.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="639" /></a><figcaption>Cover mailed from USS <i>Oklahoma</i>, signed by Admiral John Wainwright, US Navy, postmarked 5 March 1932</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Naval_Covers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/US_Naval_Covers.jpg/240px-US_Naval_Covers.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/US_Naval_Covers.jpg/360px-US_Naval_Covers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/US_Naval_Covers.jpg/480px-US_Naval_Covers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3910" data-file-height="2470" /></a><figcaption>There is a US naval post office aboard nearly every US Navy ship, each with its own postal officer and postmark bearing the ship's name.</figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Navy&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Navy four-star admirals">4-star admirals</a></li> <li>3-star admirals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_on_active_duty_before_1960" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960">1864–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_vice_admirals_since_2020" title="List of United States Navy vice admirals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_rear_admirals#Department_of_the_Navy" title="List of active duty United States rear admirals">2-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower_and_Projection_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces">House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Seapower" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower">Senate Subcommittee on Seapower</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/120px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/160px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Structure of the United States Navy">Structure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Navy Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force" title="Fleet Marine Force">Fleet Marine Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Expeditionary_Combat_Command" title="Navy Expeditionary Combat Command">Expeditionary Combat Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_units_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of units of the United States Navy">Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">Active ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_wings" title="List of United States Navy aircraft wings">Aircraft wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons">Aircraft squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrier_strike_group" title="Carrier strike group">Carrier strike group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_installations" title="List of United States Navy installations">Installations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_jet_base" title="Master jet base">Master jet base</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operating<br />forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command" title="United States Fleet Forces Command">Fleet Forces Command</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command" title="Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Pacific_Fleet" title="United States Pacific Fleet">Pacific Fleet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_U.S._Pacific_Fleet" title="Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet">Commander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Europe-Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa">Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Central Command">Naval Forces Central Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Southern_Command" title="United States Naval Forces Southern Command">Naval Forces Southern Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">Naval Special Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Naval Reserve Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force" title="Operational Test and Evaluation Force">Operational Test and Evaluation Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Network_Warfare_Command" title="Naval Network Warfare Command">Naval Network Warfare Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Shore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command" title="Naval Sea Systems Command">Naval Sea Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Systems_Command" title="Naval Air Systems Command">Naval Air Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Facilities_Engineering_Systems_Command" title="Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command">Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Supply_Systems_Command" title="Naval Supply Systems Command">Naval Supply Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Information_Warfare_Systems_Command" title="Naval Information Warfare Systems Command">Naval Information Warfare Systems Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Cyber_Command" title="U.S. Fleet Cyber Command">Fleet Cyber Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Naval Education and Training Command">Naval Education and Training Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Meteorology_and_Oceanography_Command" title="Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command">Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence" title="Office of Naval Intelligence">Office of Naval Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aviation_Warfighting_Development_Center" title="Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center">Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Legal_Service_Command" title="Naval Legal Service Command">Naval Legal Service Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Observatory" title="United States Naval Observatory">Naval Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Safety_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Safety Center">Naval Safety Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Bureau of Naval Personnel">Bureau of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Personnel" title="Chief of Naval Personnel">Chief of Naval Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Medicine_and_Surgery" title="Bureau of Medicine and Surgery">Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander,_Navy_Installations_Command" title="Commander, Navy Installations Command">Navy Installations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Working_Capital_Fund" title="United States Navy Working Capital Fund">Navy Working Capital Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fleets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">Second Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Third_Fleet" title="United States Third Fleet">Third Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fourth_Fleet" title="United States Fourth Fleet">Fourth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">Fifth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Sixth_Fleet" title="United States Sixth Fleet">Sixth Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet" title="United States Seventh Fleet">Seventh Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet" title="United States Tenth Fleet">Tenth Fleet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">Ships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_A%E2%80%93B" title="List of United States Navy ships: A–B">A–B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_C" title="List of United States Navy ships: C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D%E2%80%93F" title="List of United States Navy ships: D–F">D–F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_G%E2%80%93H" title="List of United States Navy ships: G–H">G–H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_I%E2%80%93K" title="List of United States Navy ships: I–K">I–K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_L" title="List of United States Navy ships: L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_M" title="List of United States Navy ships: M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_N%E2%80%93O" title="List of United States Navy ships: N–O">N–O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_P" title="List of United States Navy ships: P">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_Q%E2%80%93R" title="List of United States Navy ships: Q–R">Q–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S" title="List of United States Navy ships: S">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_T%E2%80%93V" title="List of United States Navy ships: T–V">T–V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_W%E2%80%93Z" title="List of United States Navy ships: W–Z">W–Z</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of airships of the United States Navy">Airships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">Auxiliaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of battleships of the United States Navy">Battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of cruisers of the United States Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyers of the United States Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_escorts_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy">Destroyer escorts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the United States Navy">Escort carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of frigates of the United States Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy">Mine warfare vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of monitors of the United States Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Section_patrol_craft" title="Section patrol craft">Registered civilian vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sailing_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy">Sailing frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_frigates_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam frigates of the United States Navy">Steam frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steam_gunboats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of steam gunboats of the United States Navy">Steam gunboats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the United States Navy">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sloops_of_war_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of sloops of war of the United States Navy">Sloops of war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of submarines of the United States Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_torpedo_boats_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy">Torpedo boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_torpedo_retrievers" title="United States Navy torpedo retrievers">Torpedo retrievers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unclassified_miscellaneous_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy">Unclassified miscellaneous vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_yard_and_district_craft_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy">Yard and district craft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel<br />and<br />training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_people" title="List of United States Navy people">People</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Insignia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_officer_designators" title="List of United States Naval officer designators">Designators</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Enlisted</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Rates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Ratings</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Enlisted_Classification" title="Navy Enlisted Classification">Classification</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps" title="United States Navy Chaplain Corps">Chaplain Corps</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">Chief</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Deputy Chief</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Navy)" title="Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Navy)">Explosive ordnance disposal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Medical_Corps_(United_States_Navy)" title="Medical Corps (United States Navy)">Medical Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Dental_Corps" title="United States Navy Dental Corps">Dental Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Nurse_Corps" title="United States Navy Nurse Corps">Nurse Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Medical_Service_Corps" title="Navy Medical Service Corps">Medical Service Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Supply_Corps" title="Navy Supply Corps">Supply Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineer_Corps" title="Civil Engineer Corps">Civil Engineer Corps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps">JAG Corps</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">JAG</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy">DJAG</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">NCIS</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Boatswain%27s_mate_(United_States_Navy)" title="Boatswain's mate (United States Navy)">Boatswain's mates</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hospital_corpsman" title="Hospital corpsman">Hospital corpsman</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Aviator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Naval Aviator">Naval Aviator</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">SEALs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Seabee" title="Seabee">Seabees</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Master-at-arms_(United_States_Navy)" title="Master-at-arms (United States Navy)">Master-at-arms</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Operations_specialist_(United_States_Navy)" title="Operations specialist (United States Navy)">Operations specialist</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Special_warfare_combatant-craft_crewmen" title="Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen">SWCCs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_and_Latinos_in_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanics and Latinos in the United States Navy">Hispanic sailors</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">Recruit</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">Officer Candidate School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/STA-21" title="STA-21">STA-21</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">NROTC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_University_System" title="Naval University System">Naval University System</a> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Postgraduate_School" title="Naval Postgraduate School">Naval Postgraduate School</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">Naval Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Community_College" title="United States Naval Community College">Naval Community College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_University" title="Marine Corps University">Marine Corps University</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Basic_Enlisted_Submarine_School" title="Basic Enlisted Submarine School">BESS</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_Force_Tactical_Training" title="Battle Force Tactical Training">BFTT</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Center_For_Naval_Aviation_Technical_Training_Unit_Keesler" title="Center For Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler">CNATT</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Composite_Training_Unit_Exercise" title="Composite Training Unit Exercise">COMPTUEX</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Training_Systems_Division" title="Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division">NAWCTSD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Authoring_Instructional_Materials" title="Authoring Instructional Materials">AIM</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Chaplain_Corps#Naval_Chaplaincy_School_and_Center" title="United States Navy Chaplain Corps">Naval Chaplaincy School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Hospital_Corps_School" title="Naval Hospital Corps School">Naval Hospital Corps School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Justice_School" title="Naval Justice School">Naval Justice School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_School_of_Music" title="United States Armed Forces School of Music">United States Armed Forces School of Music</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Senior_Enlisted_Academy" title="United States Navy Senior Enlisted Academy">Navy Senior Enlisted Academy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Navy_Supply_Corps_School" title="Navy Supply Corps School">Navy Supply Corps School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Power_School" title="Nuclear Power School">Nuclear Power School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joint_Maritime_Training_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Maritime Training Center">JMTC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Strike_Fighter_Tactics_Instructor_program" title="United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program">TOPGUN</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Test_Pilot_School" title="United States Naval Test Pilot School">USNTPS</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_Services_University_of_the_Health_Sciences" title="Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences">Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">Uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">Awards and decorations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">Badges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">Current fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_United_States_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Future of the United States Navy">Future fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_reserve_fleets" title="United States Navy reserve fleets">Reserve fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_naval_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of currently active United States naval aircraft">Current aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Naval reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History and <br /> traditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">History</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anchors_Aweigh" title="Anchors Aweigh">Anchors Aweigh</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Angels" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Band_Activities" title="Fleet Band Activities">Fleet bands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Week" title="Fleet Week">Fleet Week</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony" title="Line-crossing ceremony">Line-crossing ceremony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="National Museum of the United States Navy">National Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Band" title="United States Navy Band">Navy Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Ceremonial_Guard" title="United States Navy Ceremonial Guard">Ceremonial Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">Navy Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eternal_Father,_Strong_to_Save" title="Eternal Father, Strong to Save">Navy Hymn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Memorial" title="United States Navy Memorial">Navy Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">Navy service numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Weeks" title="Navy Weeks">Navy Weeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Admirals" title="Revolt of the Admirals">Revolt of the Admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">Sailor's Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning" title="Ship commissioning">Ship commissioning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_commissioning#Ship_decommissioning" title="Ship commissioning">Ship decommissioning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_ship_naming_conventions" title="United States ship naming conventions">Ship naming conventions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tingey_House" title="Tingey House">Tingey House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAVES" title="WAVES">WAVES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wetting-down" title="Wetting-down">Wetting-down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_battleship_retirement_debate" title="United States battleship retirement debate">United States battleship retirement debate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_II" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WWII_US_ships" title="Template:WWII US ships"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WWII_US_ships" title="Template talk:WWII US ships"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WWII_US_ships" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WWII US ships"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="United_States_naval_ship_classes_of_World_War_II" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United States naval ship classes of World War II</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Lexington-class aircraft carrier"><i>Lexington</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Ranger_(CV-4)" title="USS Ranger (CV-4)"><i>Ranger</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Yorktown-class aircraft carrier"><i>Yorktown</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7)" title="USS Wasp (CV-7)"><i>Wasp</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Essex-class aircraft carrier"><i>Essex</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Midway-class aircraft carrier"><i>Midway</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft_carrier" title="Light aircraft carrier">Light aircraft carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independence-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Independence-class aircraft carrier"><i>Independence</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Saipan-class aircraft carrier"><i>Saipan</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Escort_carrier" title="Escort carrier">Escort carriers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Island-class_escort_carrier" title="Long Island-class escort carrier"><i>Long Island</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charger-class_escort_carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="Charger-class escort carrier"><i>Charger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogue-class_escort_carrier" title="Bogue-class escort carrier"><i>Bogue</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangamon-class_escort_carrier" title="Sangamon-class escort carrier"><i>Sangamon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casablanca-class_escort_carrier" title="Casablanca-class escort carrier"><i>Casablanca</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commencement_Bay-class_escort_carrier" title="Commencement Bay-class escort carrier"><i>Commencement Bay</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">Battleships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming-class_battleship" title="Wyoming-class battleship"><i>Wyoming</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York-class_battleship" title="New York-class battleship"><i>New York</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada-class_battleship" title="Nevada-class battleship"><i>Nevada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania-class_battleship" title="Pennsylvania-class battleship"><i>Pennsylvania</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico-class_battleship" title="New Mexico-class battleship"><i>New Mexico</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee-class_battleship" title="Tennessee-class battleship"><i>Tennessee</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado-class_battleship" title="Colorado-class battleship"><i>Colorado</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina-class_battleship" title="North Carolina-class battleship"><i>North Carolina</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota-class_battleship_(1939)" title="South Dakota-class battleship (1939)"><i>South Dakota</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa-class_battleship" title="Iowa-class battleship"><i>Iowa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montana-class_battleship" title="Montana-class battleship"><i>Montana</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser#Large_cruisers" title="Battlecruiser">Large cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaska-class_cruiser" title="Alaska-class cruiser"><i>Alaska</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">Heavy cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pensacola-class_cruiser" title="Pensacola-class cruiser"><i>Pensacola</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton-class_cruiser" title="Northampton-class cruiser"><i>Northampton</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland-class_cruiser" title="Portland-class cruiser"><i>Portland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans-class_cruiser" title="New Orleans-class cruiser"><i>New Orleans</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wichita_(CA-45)" title="USS Wichita (CA-45)"><i>Wichita</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore-class_cruiser" title="Baltimore-class cruiser"><i>Baltimore</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_City-class_cruiser" title="Oregon City-class cruiser"><i>Oregon City</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines-class_cruiser" title="Des Moines-class cruiser"><i>Des Moines</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">Light cruisers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Omaha-class_cruiser" title="Omaha-class cruiser"><i>Omaha</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn-class_cruiser" title="Brooklyn-class cruiser"><i>Brooklyn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta-class_cruiser" title="Atlanta-class cruiser"><i>Atlanta</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland-class_cruiser" title="Cleveland-class cruiser"><i>Cleveland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fargo-class_cruiser" title="Fargo-class cruiser"><i>Fargo</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juneau-class_cruiser" title="Juneau-class cruiser"><i>Juneau</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester-class_cruiser" title="Worcester-class cruiser"><i>Worcester</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>C</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CL-154-class_cruiser" title="CL-154-class cruiser">CL-154</a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">Gunboats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dubuque-class_gunboat" title="Dubuque-class gunboat"><i>Dubuque</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sacramento_(PG-19)" title="USS Sacramento (PG-19)"><i>Sacramento</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville-class_gunboat_(1917)" title="Asheville-class gunboat (1917)"><i>Asheville</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Plymouth_(PG-57)" title="USS Plymouth (PG-57)"><i>Plymouth</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Williamsburg" title="USS Williamsburg"><i>Williamsburg</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_St._Augustine" title="USS St. Augustine"><i>St. Augustine</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Vixen_(PG-53)" title="USS Vixen (PG-53)"><i>Vixen</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie-class_gunboat" title="Erie-class gunboat"><i>Erie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-1-class_motor_gunboat" title="PGM-1-class motor gunboat"><i>PGM-1</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-9-class_motor_gunboat" title="PGM-9-class motor gunboat"><i>PGM-9</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">Destroyers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sampson-class_destroyer" title="Sampson-class destroyer"><i>Sampson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell-class_destroyer" title="Caldwell-class destroyer"><i>Caldwell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wickes-class_destroyer" title="Wickes-class destroyer"><i>Wickes</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemson-class_destroyer" title="Clemson-class destroyer"><i>Clemson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farragut-class_destroyer_(1934)" title="Farragut-class destroyer (1934)"><i>Farragut</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter-class_destroyer" title="Porter-class destroyer"><i>Porter</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan-class_destroyer" title="Mahan-class destroyer"><i>Mahan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gridley-class_destroyer" title="Gridley-class destroyer"><i>Gridley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagley-class_destroyer" title="Bagley-class destroyer"><i>Bagley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somers-class_destroyer" title="Somers-class destroyer"><i>Somers</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benham-class_destroyer" title="Benham-class destroyer"><i>Benham</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sims-class_destroyer" title="Sims-class destroyer"><i>Sims</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benson-class_destroyer" title="Benson-class destroyer"><i>Benson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevenson-class_destroyer" title="Stevenson-class destroyer"><i>Stevenson</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>X</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gleaves-class_destroyer" title="Gleaves-class destroyer"><i>Gleaves</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher-class_destroyer" title="Fletcher-class destroyer"><i>Fletcher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_M._Sumner-class_destroyer" title="Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer"><i>Allen M. Sumner</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Smith-class_destroyer" title="Robert H. Smith-class destroyer"><i>Robert H. Smith</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gearing-class_destroyer" title="Gearing-class destroyer"><i>Gearing</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">Destroyer escorts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evarts-class_destroyer_escort" title="Evarts-class destroyer escort"><i>Evarts</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckley-class_destroyer_escort" title="Buckley-class destroyer escort"><i>Buckley</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon-class_destroyer_escort" title="Cannon-class destroyer escort"><i>Cannon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edsall-class_destroyer_escort" title="Edsall-class destroyer escort"><i>Edsall</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudderow-class_destroyer_escort" title="Rudderow-class destroyer escort"><i>Rudderow</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Butler-class_destroyer_escort" title="John C. Butler-class destroyer escort"><i>John C. Butler</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Patrol_frigate" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrol frigate">Patrol frigates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/River-class_frigate" title="River-class frigate">Asheville</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma-class_frigate" title="Tacoma-class frigate"><i>Tacoma</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Patrol_boat" title="Patrol boat">Patrol boats</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Action-class_patrol_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Action-class patrol boat"><i>Action</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PT_boat" title="PT boat">PT boat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Minelayer" title="Minelayer">Minelayers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Oglala" title="USS Oglala"><i>Oglala</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Wassuc_(CMc-3)" title="USS Wassuc (CMc-3)"><i>Wassuc</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Monadnock_(ACM-10)" title="USS Monadnock (ACM-10)"><i>Monadnock</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Miantonomah_(CMc-5)" title="USS Miantonomah (CMc-5)"><i>Miantonomah</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Terror_(CM-5)" title="USS Terror (CM-5)"><i>Terror</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Keokuk_(CMc-6)" title="USS Keokuk (CMc-6)"><i>Keokuk</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Salem_(CM-11)" title="USS Salem (CM-11)"><i>Salem</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Weehawken_(CM-12)" title="USS Weehawken (CM-12)"><i>Weehawken</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camanche-class_minelayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Camanche-class minelayer"><i>Camanche</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chimo-class_minelayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chimo-class minelayer"><i>Chimo</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">Minesweepers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lapwing-class_minesweeper" title="Lapwing-class minesweeper"><i>Lapwing</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raven-class_minesweeper" title="Raven-class minesweeper"><i>Raven</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auk-class_minesweeper" title="Auk-class minesweeper"><i>Auk</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Captor" title="USS Captor"><i>Eagle</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawk-class_minesweeper" title="Hawk-class minesweeper"><i>Hawk</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admirable-class_minesweeper" title="Admirable-class minesweeper"><i>Admirable</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_O-class_submarine" title="United States O-class submarine">O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_R-class_submarine" title="United States R-class submarine">R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_S-class_submarine" title="United States S-class submarine">S</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/V-boat#V-1_through_V-3—the_Barracudas" title="V-boat">Barracuda</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Argonaut_(SM-1)" title="USS Argonaut (SM-1)"><i>Argonaut</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/V-boat#V-5_and_V-6—Narwhal_and_Nautilus" title="V-boat">Narwhal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dolphin_(SS-169)" title="USS Dolphin (SS-169)"><i>Dolphin</i></a><span style="padding-left:0.12em;"><sup>S</sup></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cachalot-class_submarine" title="Cachalot-class submarine"><i>Cachalot</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Porpoise-class_submarine" title="United States Porpoise-class submarine">Porpoise</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salmon-class_submarine" title="Salmon-class submarine"><i>Salmon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sargo-class_submarine" title="Sargo-class submarine"><i>Sargo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambor-class_submarine" title="Tambor-class submarine"><i>Tambor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackerel-class_submarine" title="Mackerel-class submarine"><i>Mackerel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gato-class_submarine" title="Gato-class submarine"><i>Gato</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balao-class_submarine" title="Balao-class submarine"><i>Balao</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tench-class_submarine" title="Tench-class submarine"><i>Tench</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tanker_(ship)" title="Tanker (ship)">Tankers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T1_tanker" title="T1 tanker">T1 tanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T2_tanker" title="T2 tanker">T2 tanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T3_Tanker" class="mw-redirect" title="T3 Tanker">T3 tanker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_ship" title="Cargo ship">Cargo ships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victory_ship" title="Victory ship">Victory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haskell-class_attack_transport" title="Haskell-class attack transport"><i>Haskell</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andromeda-class_attack_cargo_ship" title="Andromeda-class attack cargo ship"><i>Andromeda</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcturus-class_attack_cargo_ship" title="Arcturus-class attack cargo ship"><i>Arcturus</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artemis-class_attack_cargo_ship" title="Artemis-class attack cargo ship"><i>Artemis</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolland-class_attack_cargo_ship" title="Tolland-class attack cargo ship"><i>Tolland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Alstede" title="USS Alstede"><i>Alstede</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Aldebaran" title="USS Aldebaran"><i>Aldebaran</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Adria" title="USS Adria"><i>Adria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Acubens" title="USS Acubens"><i>Acubens</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Arctic_(AF-7)" title="USS Arctic (AF-7)"><i>Arctic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Denebola_(AF-56)" title="USS Denebola (AF-56)"><i>Denebola</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Hyades" title="USS Hyades"><i>Hyades</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Mizar_(AF-12)" title="USS Mizar (AF-12)"><i>Mizar</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">Auxiliary ships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ammunition_ship" title="Ammunition ship">Ammunition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_floating_drydock" title="Auxiliary floating drydock">Floating drydock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_repair_dock" title="Auxiliary repair dock">Repair dock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barracks_ship" title="Barracks ship">Barracks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collier_(ship)" title="Collier (ship)">Collier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_stores_ship" title="Combat stores ship">Combat stores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_tender" title="Destroyer tender">Destroyer tender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Depot_ship" title="Depot ship">Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_transport" title="High-speed transport">High-speed transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hospital_ship" title="Hospital ship">Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_cream_barge" title="Ice cream barge">Ice cream barge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Net_laying_ship" title="Net laying ship">Net laying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_torpedo_boat_tender" title="Motor torpedo boat tender">Motor torpedo boat tender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reefer_ship" title="Reefer ship">Reefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Replenishment_oiler" title="Replenishment oiler">Oiler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Repair_ship" title="Repair ship">Repair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaplane_tender" title="Seaplane tender">Seaplane tender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_tender" title="Submarine tender">Submarine tender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underway_replenishment" title="Underway replenishment">Underway replenishment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <dl><dt>C</dt> <dd>Completed after the war</dd> <dt>S</dt> <dd>Single ship of class</dd> <dt>X</dt> <dd>Cancelled</dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Links_to_related_articles" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Links_to_related_articles" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Links to related articles</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li> <li>Committees on Armed Services <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Reserves: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">Installations</a></li> <li>Units: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Category:Units and formations of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Military logistics of the United States">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_of_the_military_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Mass media of the military of the United States">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">By ancestry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_US_military" class="mw-redirect" title="International military decoration authorized by the US military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li> <li>MC: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li> <li>Ships: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Weapons: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul> 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Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="United States and weapons of mass destruction">WMDs</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear weapons of the United States">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_biological_weapons_program" title="United States biological weapons program">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._chemical_weapons_topics" title="List of U.S. chemical weapons topics">Chemical</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Economic Adjustment">Office of Economic Adjustment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_University" title="Defense Acquisition University">Defense Acquisition University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Acquisition_Board" title="Defense Acquisition Board">Defense Acquisition Board</a></li> <li>Defense Microelectronics Activity</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Research_and_Engineering" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Research and Engineering</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DARPA" title="DARPA">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Innovation_Unit" title="Defense Innovation Unit">Defense Innovation Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Technical_Information_Center" title="Defense Technical Information Center">Defense Technical Information Center</a></li> <li>Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_Defense_Agency" title="Missile Defense Agency">Missile Defense Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Policy" title="Under Secretary of Defense for Policy">Under Secretary of Defense for Policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Security_Cooperation_Agency" title="Defense Security Cooperation Agency">Defense Security Cooperation Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_POW/MIA_Accounting_Agency" title="Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency">Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency</a></li> <li><a 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Readiness">Under Secretary of Defense<br />for Personnel and Readiness</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Commissary_Agency" title="Defense Commissary Agency">Defense Commissary Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Human_Resources_Activity" title="Defense Human Resources Activity">Defense Human Resources Activity</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Activity_for_Non-Traditional_Education_Support" title="Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support">Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Equal_Opportunity_Management_Institute" title="Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute">Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute</a></li> <li><a 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Public_Affairs" title="Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs">Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Media_Activity" title="Defense Media Activity">Defense Media Activity</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Press_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Press Service">American Forces Press Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Forces_Radio_and_Television_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="American Forces Radio and Television Service">American Forces Radio and Television Service</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Pentagon Channel">The Pentagon Channel</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">General Counsel of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="General Counsel of the Department of Defense">Defense Legal Services Agency</a> (Office of Military Commissions)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Management_Officer_of_the_Department_of_Defense" title="Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense">Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Army">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary for Civil Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Installations,_Energy_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Administrative_Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army">The Administrative Assistant</a> <br /> The Army Staff: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_G-8_of_the_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 of the United States Army">Deputy Chief of Staff G-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">Chief of Chaplains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Judge Advocate General of the United States Army">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Provost_Marshal_General" title="United States Army Provost Marshal General">Provost Marshal General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Surgeon General of the United States Army">Surgeon General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> field organizations: see <i><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Structure of the United States Army">Structure of the United States Army</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Navy">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Installations_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisitions)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Judge Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service" title="Naval Criminal Investigative Service">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Inspector_General" title="Naval Inspector General">Naval Inspector General</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_Marine_Corps" title="Headquarters Marine Corps">Headquarters Marine Corps</a>: <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">Chaplain</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" 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of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a></b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Secretary of the Air Force">The Secretariat</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Logistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air 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height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Icelandic Coast Guard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" 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title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, 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period</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931789)" title="History of the United States (1776–1789)">1776–1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1789%E2%80%931815)" title="History of the United States (1789–1815)">1789–1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1815%E2%80%931849)" title="History of the United States (1815–1849)">1815–1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1849%E2%80%931865)" title="History of the United States (1849–1865)">1849–1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1865%E2%80%931917)" title="History of the United States (1865–1917)">1865–1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1917%E2%80%931945)" title="History of the United States (1917–1945)">1917–1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1945%E2%80%931964)" title="History of the United States (1945–1964)">1945–1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964%E2%80%931980)" title="History of the United States (1964–1980)">1964–1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1980%E2%80%931991)" title="History of the United States (1980–1991)">1980–1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1991%E2%80%932008)" title="History of the United States (1991–2008)">1991–2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(2008%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the United States (2008–present)">2008–present</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">By event</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian_era" title="Pre-Columbian era">Pre-colonial era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Colonial history of the United States">Colonial era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stamp_Act_Congress" title="Stamp Act Congress">Stamp Act Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Association" title="Continental Association">Continental Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Colonies" title="United Colonies">United Colonies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">military history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_Resolves" title="Halifax Resolves">Halifax Resolves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Resolution" title="Lee Resolution">Lee Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation" title="Articles of Confederation">Articles of Confederation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Union" title="Perpetual Union">Perpetual Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_period" title="Confederation period">Confederation period</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">American frontier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">Constitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_drafting_and_ratification_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution">drafting and ratification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">Bill of Rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States" title="Territorial evolution of the United States">Territorial evolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era" title="Reconstruction era">Reconstruction era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indian_Wars" title="American Indian Wars">Indian Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_genocide_in_the_United_States" title="Native American genocide in the United States">Native genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Era" title="Progressive Era">Progressive Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States" title="Women's suffrage in the United States">Women's suffrage</a></li> <li>Civil rights movement <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement_(1865%E2%80%931896)" title="Civil rights movement (1865–1896)">1865–1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement_(1896%E2%80%931954)" title="Civil rights movement (1896–1954)">1896–1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">1954–1968</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_imperialism" title="American imperialism">Imperialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_in_World_War_I" title="United States in World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Twenties" title="Roaring Twenties">Roaring Twenties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II" title="United States home front during World War II">home front</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Century" title="American Century">American Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Race" title="Space Race">Space Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second-wave_feminism" title="Second-wave feminism">Feminist Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay_liberation" title="Gay liberation">LGBT Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1991%E2%80%932008)" title="History of the United States (1991–2008)">Post-Cold War (1991–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_on_terror" title="War on terror">War on Terror</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States" title="Great Recession in the United States">Great Recession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States" title="Outline of the history of the United States">Outline of U.S. history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Demographic history of the United States">Demographic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_discoveries" title="Timeline of United States discoveries">Discoveries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Economic history of the United States">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions" title="Timeline of United States inventions">Inventions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the United States">Postal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Technological_and_industrial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Technological and industrial history of the United States">Technological and industrial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States" title="Geography of the United States">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._territorial_sovereignty" title="U.S. territorial sovereignty">Territory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Contiguous_United_States" title="Contiguous United States">Contiguous United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">federal district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_enclave" title="Federal enclave">federal enclaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian reservations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">insular zones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands" title="United States Minor Outlying Islands">minor outlying islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_populated_places_in_the_United_States" title="Lists of populated places in the United States">populated places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">states</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_United_States" title="List of earthquakes in the United States">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_United_States" title="List of extreme points of the United States">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_United_States" title="List of islands of the United States">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_of_the_United_States" title="List of mountains of the United States">Mountains</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_the_United_States" title="List of mountain peaks of the United States">peaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_ranges#United_States" title="List of mountain ranges">ranges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountains" title="Rocky Mountains">Rocky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada" title="Sierra Nevada">Sierra Nevada</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_areas_in_the_United_States_National_Park_System" title="List of areas in the United States National Park System">National Parks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains">Great Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="Gulf Coast of the United States">Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_(United_States)" title="Mid-Atlantic (United States)">Mid-Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_United_States" title="Central United States">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_United_States" title="Eastern United States">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_United_States" title="Northern United States">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_United_States" title="Northwestern United States">Northwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_United_States" title="Southwestern United States">Southwestern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western</a></li></ul></li> <li>Longest <a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_the_United_States" title="List of rivers of the United States">rivers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_River" title="Arkansas River">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_of_the_South" title="Red River of the South">Red (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande" title="Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_River" title="Yukon River">Yukon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_in_the_United_States" title="Time in the United States">Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_United_States" title="Water supply and sanitation in the United States">Water supply and sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_United_States" title="List of World Heritage Sites in the United States">World Heritage Sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States" title="Politics of the United States">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Executive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Powers_of_the_president_of_the_United_States" title="Powers of the president of the United States">powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Executive Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States" title="Cabinet of the United States">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_executive_departments" title="United States federal executive departments">Executive departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government" title="Independent agencies of the United States government">Independent agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Intelligence_Community" title="United States Intelligence Community">Intelligence Community</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence" title="Director of National Intelligence">Director of National Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Agency" title="National Security Agency">National Security Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reconnaissance_Office" title="National Reconnaissance Office">National Reconnaissance Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States" title="Federal law enforcement in the United States">Law enforcement</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives" title="Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives">ATF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">CBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security" title="Bureau of Diplomatic Security">Diplomatic Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration" title="Drug Enforcement Administration">DEA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">FBI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement" title="U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement">ICE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">Marshals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" title="United States Secret Service">Secret Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration" title="Transportation Security Administration">TSA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Inspector_General_(United_States)" title="Office of Inspector General (United States)">Inspector generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_civil_service" title="United States federal civil service">Civil service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Public policy of the United States">Public policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Legislative</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of current members of the United States House of Representatives">current members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_senators" title="List of current United States senators">current members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States#President_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Vice President of the United States">President</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Police" title="United States Capitol Police">Capitol Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Budget_Office" title="Congressional Budget Office">Congressional Budget Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office" title="Government Accountability Office">Government Accountability Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Government_Publishing_Office" title="United States Government Publishing Office">Government Publishing Office</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States" title="Federal judiciary of the United States">Judicial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States">Associate Justices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_courts_of_appeals" title="United States courts of appeals">Courts of appeals</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_circuit_judges" title="List of current United States circuit judges">list of judges</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">District courts</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_territorial_court" title="United States territorial court">Territorial courts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_district_and_territorial_courts" title="List of United States district and territorial courts">list of courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_district_judges" title="List of current United States district judges">list of judges</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_tribunals_in_the_United_States" title="Federal tribunals in the United States">Other tribunals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. attorney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_United_States" title="Law of the United States">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">Bill of Rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_States" title="Civil liberties in the United States">civil liberties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_Federal_Regulations" title="Code of Federal Regulations">Code of Federal Regulations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">Constitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federalism_in_the_United_States" title="Federalism in the United States">federalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_preemption" title="Federal preemption">preemption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_under_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Separation of powers under the United States Constitution">separation of powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services of the United States">Uniformed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" title="NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps">NOAA Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">Public Health Service Corps</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/State_governments_of_the_United_States" title="State governments of the United States">State</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Government of the District of Columbia">Federal District</a>,<br />and <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territorial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/State_constitutional_officer" title="State constitutional officer">Executive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors" title="List of current United States governors">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">Lieutenant governor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_lieutenant_governors" title="List of current United States lieutenant governors">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">Secretary of state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_attorney_general" title="State attorney general">Attorney general</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_treasurer" title="State treasurer">Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_auditor" title="State auditor">Auditor/Comptroller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_commissioner" title="Agriculture commissioner">Agriculture commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurance_commissioner" title="Insurance commissioner">Insurance commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_utilities_commission" title="Public utilities commission">Public utilities commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_police_(United_States)" title="State police (United States)">State police</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_and_local_law_enforcement_agencies" title="List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies">list</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">Legislative</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">List of legislatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislators" title="List of U.S. state legislators">List of legislators</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/State_court_(United_States)" title="State court (United States)">Judicial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_supreme_court" title="State supreme court">Supreme courts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_chief_justices" title="List of state chief justices">Chief justices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_attorney" title="District attorney">District attorney</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_district_attorneys_by_county" class="mw-redirect" title="List of district attorneys by county">list</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/State_law_(United_States)" title="State law (United States)">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_constitutions_in_the_United_States" title="State constitutions in the United States">State constitutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_statutory_codes" title="List of U.S. state statutory codes">Statutory codes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_act" title="Uniform act">Uniform act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_U.S._state_and_territory_governments" title="Comparison of U.S. state and territory governments">Comparison of governments</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Tribe_(Native_American)" title="Tribe (Native American)">Tribal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tribal_sovereignty_in_the_United_States" title="Tribal sovereignty in the United States">Tribal sovereignty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_recognition_in_the_United_States" title="Native American recognition in the United States">Native American recognition in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federally_recognized_tribes_in_the_contiguous_United_States" title="List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States">Federally recognized tribes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Alaska_Native_tribal_entities" title="List of Alaska Native tribal entities">Federally recognized Alaska Native tribes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State-recognized_tribes_in_the_United_States" title="State-recognized tribes in the United States">State-recognized tribes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian reservation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_the_United_States" title="List of Indian reservations in the United States">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_home_land" title="Hawaiian home land">Hawaiian home land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_States" title="Local government in the United States">Local</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties_and_county_equivalents" title="List of United States counties and county equivalents">List of counties and county equivalents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_executive" title="County executive">County executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheriffs_in_the_United_States" title="Sheriffs in the United States">Sheriff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_clerk" title="Municipal clerk">Clerk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">Consolidated city-county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">Independent city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coterminous_municipality" title="Coterminous municipality">Coterminous municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_charter#United_States" title="Municipal charter">Charter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor%E2%80%93council_government" title="Mayor–council government">Mayor–council government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">Council–manager government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_commission_government" title="City commission government">City commission government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoralty_in_the_United_States" title="Mayoralty in the United States">Mayor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_manager" title="City manager">City manager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_council#United_States" title="Municipal council">City council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Minor_civil_division" title="Minor civil division">Minor divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_meeting" title="Town meeting">Town meeting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Special_district_(United_States)" title="Special district (United States)">Special district</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/School_district" title="School district">School district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_school_districts_in_the_United_States" title="Lists of school districts in the United States">list</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_the_United_States" title="Corruption in the United States">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States" title="Elections in the United States">Elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" title="United States Electoral College">Electoral College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states" title="Red states and blue states">Red states and blue states</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign relations of the United States">Foreign relations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign policy of the United States">foreign policy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_presidency" title="Imperial presidency">Imperial presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_ideologies_in_the_United_States" title="Political ideologies in the United States">Ideologies</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Americanism" title="Anti-Americanism">Anti-Americanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_exceptionalism" title="American exceptionalism">exceptionalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_nationalism" title="American nationalism">nationalism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States" title="Political parties in the United States">Parties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third parties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal political scandals in the United States">Scandals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" title="Economy of the United States">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States_by_sector" title="Economy of the United States by sector">By sector</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_United_States" title="Agriculture in the United States">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_the_United_States" title="Banking in the United States">Banking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_the_United_States" title="Communications in the United States">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_the_United_States_by_state" title="List of companies of the United States by state">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States" title="Energy in the United States">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insurance_in_the_United_States" title="Insurance in the United States">Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing_in_the_United_States" title="Manufacturing in the United States">Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_in_the_United_States" title="Mining in the United States">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_the_United_States" title="Science and technology in the United States">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_United_States" title="Tourism in the United States">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign trade of the United States">Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_the_United_States_by_state" title="List of companies of the United States by state">by state</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">Currency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_exports_of_the_United_States" title="List of exports of the United States">Exports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_budget" title="United States federal budget">Federal budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_the_United_States" title="Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States">Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve" title="Federal Reserve">Federal Reserve System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_position_of_the_United_States" title="Financial position of the United States">Financial position</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States" title="Labor unions in the United States">Labor unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States" title="National debt of the United States">Public debt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_States" title="Social programs in the United States">Social welfare programs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_States" title="Taxation in the United States">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unemployment_in_the_United_States" title="Unemployment in the United States">Unemployment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Street" title="Wall Street">Wall Street</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Transport in the United States">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aviation_in_the_United_States" title="Aviation in the United States">Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driving_in_the_United_States" title="Driving in the United States">Driving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Public transportation in the United States">Public transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Rail transportation in the United States">Rail transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Transportation policy of the United States">Transportation policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_safety_in_the_United_States" title="Transportation safety in the United States">Transportation safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trucking_industry_in_the_United_States" title="Trucking industry in the United States">Trucking industry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Society of the United States">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States" title="Culture of the United States">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Americana_(culture)" title="Americana (culture)">Americana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_in_the_United_States" title="Architecture in the United States">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States" title="Crime in the United States">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_cuisine" title="American cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dance_in_the_United_States" title="Dance in the United States">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States" title="Demographics of the United States">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" title="Economy of the United States">Economic issues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States" title="Affluence in the United States">affluence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eviction_in_the_United_States" title="Eviction in the United States">eviction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeownership_in_the_United_States" title="Homeownership in the United States">homeownership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States" title="Household income in the United States">household income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Income inequality in the United States">income inequality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_middle_class" title="American middle class">middle class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_States" title="Personal income in the United States">personal income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States" title="Poverty in the United States">poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_of_living_in_the_United_States" title="Standard of living in the United States">standard of living</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States" title="Affluence in the United States">wealth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Working_class_in_the_United_States" title="Working class in the United States">working class</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States" title="Education in the United States">Education</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States" title="Educational attainment in the United States">attainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States" title="Literacy in the United States">literacy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_in_the_United_States" title="Family in the United States">Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_in_the_United_States" title="Fashion in the United States">Fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">Flag</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_flags_of_the_United_States" title="List of flags of the United States">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folklore_of_the_United_States" title="Folklore of the United States">Folklore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_States" title="Public holidays in the United States">Holidays</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_holidays_in_the_United_States" title="Federal holidays in the United States">Federal holidays</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States" title="Homelessness in the United States">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_in_the_United_States" title="Housing in the United States">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Human rights in the United States">Human rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States" title="Languages of the United States">Languages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous languages of the Americas">Indigenous languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Sign_Language" title="American Sign Language">ASL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_literature" title="American literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_the_United_States" title="Mass media in the United States">Media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_journalism" title="History of American journalism">journalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_in_the_United_States" title="Internet in the United States">internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_newspapers" title="History of American newspapers">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_in_the_United_States" title="Radio in the United States">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States" title="Television in the United States">television</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_United_States" title="Music of the United States">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naming_in_the_United_States" title="Naming in the United States">Names</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">National anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_the_United_States" title="National symbols of the United States">National symbols</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_(personification)" title="Columbia (personification)">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" title="Statue of Liberty">Statue of Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Sam" title="Uncle Sam">Uncle Sam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_philosophy" title="American philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_ideologies_in_the_United_States" title="Political ideologies in the United States">Political ideologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States">Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States" title="Religion in the United States">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_in_the_United_States" title="Sexuality in the United States">Sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_the_United_States" title="Social class in the United States">Social class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_United_States" title="Society of the United States">Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States" title="Sports in the United States">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_in_the_United_States" title="Theater in the United States">Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Transportation in the United States">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_games_in_the_United_States" title="Video games in the United States">Video games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_art_of_the_United_States" title="Visual art of the United States">Visual art</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_the_United_States" title="Social class in the United States">Social class</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States" title="Affluence in the United States">Affluence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Dream" title="American Dream">American Dream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States" title="Educational attainment in the United States">Educational attainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States" title="Homelessness in the United States">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeownership_in_the_United_States" title="Homeownership in the United States">Homeownership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States" title="Household income in the United States">Household income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Income inequality in the United States">Income inequality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_middle_class" title="American middle class">Middle class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personal_income_in_the_United_States" title="Personal income in the United States">Personal income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States" title="Poverty in the United States">Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_of_living_in_the_United_States" title="Standard of living in the United States">Standard of living</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Health_in_the_United_States" title="Health in the United States">Health</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aging_of_the_United_States" title="Aging of the United States">Aging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States" title="Healthcare in the United States">Healthcare</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States" title="Abortion in the United States">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birth_control_in_the_United_States" title="Birth control in the United States">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prenatal_care_in_the_United_States" title="Prenatal care in the United States">Prenatal care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hospice_care_in_the_United_States" title="Hospice care in the United States">Hospice care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigrant_health_care_in_the_United_States" title="Immigrant health care in the United States">Immigrant health care</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_rationing_in_the_United_States" title="Healthcare rationing in the United States">Rationing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_care_finance_in_the_United_States" title="Health care finance in the United States">Health care finance</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_insurance_costs_in_the_United_States" title="Health insurance costs in the United States">Health insurance costs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_care_prices_in_the_United_States" title="Health care prices in the United States">Health care prices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug_prices_in_the_United_States" title="Prescription drug prices in the United States">Prescription drug prices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disability_in_the_United_States" title="Disability in the United States">Disability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_insurance_in_the_United_States" title="Health insurance in the United States">Health insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_safety_in_the_United_States" title="Food safety in the United States">Food safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physician_shortage_in_the_United_States" title="Physician shortage in the United States">Physician shortage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_and_health_in_the_United_States" title="Poverty and health in the United States">Poverty and health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Race_and_health_in_the_United_States" title="Race and health in the United States">Race and health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States" title="Obesity in the United States">Obesity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_deserts_in_the_United_States" title="Medical deserts in the United States">Medical deserts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_reproductive_health_in_the_United_States" title="Women's reproductive health in the United States">Women's reproductive health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_life_expectancy" title="List of U.S. states and territories by life expectancy">Life expectancy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Issues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States" title="Capital punishment in the United States">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States" title="Crime in the United States">Crime</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States" title="Incarceration in the United States">incarceration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_United_States_government" title="Criticism of the United States government">Criticism of government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discrimination_in_the_United_States" title="Discrimination in the United States">Discrimination</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States" title="Affirmative action in the United States">affirmative action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antisemitism_in_the_United_States" title="Antisemitism in the United States">antisemitism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intersex_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Intersex rights in the United States">intersex rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamophobia_in_the_United_States" title="Islamophobia in the United States">Islamophobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the United States">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States" title="Racism in the United States">racism</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States" title="Mass shootings in the United States">Mass shootings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_the_United_States" title="Hunger in the United States">Hunger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_in_the_United_States" title="Tobacco in the United States">Smoking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Human rights in the United States">Human rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" title="Immigration to the United States">Immigration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States" title="Illegal immigration to the United States">illegal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_security_of_the_United_States" title="National security of the United States">National security</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States" title="Terrorism in the United States">Terrorism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States" title="Opioid epidemic in the United States">Opioid epidemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States" title="Separation of church and state in the United States">Separation of church and state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xenophobia_in_the_United_States" title="Xenophobia in the United States">Xenophobia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;;font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_United_States" title="Outline of the United States">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_United_States" title="Outline of the United States">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States" title="Category:United States">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" 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